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Todor (Ted) Kafala
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Associate Professor of Communication and Media M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State University M.A. CUNY Graduate Center B.A. Elliot School, George Washington University |
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Contact Information: (718) 405-3408 ted.kafala@mountsaintvincent.edu Maryvale Building, Room 205 |
Areas of Expertise: Computer arts/digital arts Postproduction (editing, compositing, motion graphics) Media effects/cinema studies |
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Ted Kafala is currently researching generative processes in experimental computer media (interactive art and music), which are incorporated into performance pieces by artists and programmers, and the visual effects and styles of specific cinematic artists. He has published critical articles on contemporary new media thinkers, as well as papers on aesthetics, computing, cultural studies, cinema studies, and qualitative research. Research Interests: Aesthetics of computing Digital arts and new media studies Media effects Art and technology curriculum and instruction Experimental video and multisensory media Critical art practices External Professional Affiliations: Society for Cinema and Media Studies Society for Literature Science and the Arts Society for the Philosophical Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts International Computer Music Association National Art Education Association ACM Special Interest Groups in Computer Graphics Interactive Media Programming Languages Society for Photographic Education Foundation for Research in Curriculum Theory Harvestworks, NYC. Editorial Boards: Polity Press Cambridge University Press Journal of Curriculum Theory Recent Publications: “Decoding the Digital Arts: Random and Serial Iterative Processes in Computer Media Performance”, Paper Session on Digital Arts, Decodings: The 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (2009). “Mundane Hybrids: Ranciere against the Sublime Image”. Film-Philosophy, 11.3 (2007): 147-57. “The Postmodern Moment in Curriculum Theory: The Logic and Paradox of Dissensus.” The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing 22.1 (2006): 25-44. “Review of Alexander Galloway, Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic Culture”. Research Center for Cyberculture Studies (RCCS) Reviews, 12.10 (2007). “Sensual, Tactile, and Tangible Media: Critical Commentary on the Writings of Laura Marks”. Research Center for Cyberculture Studies (RCCS) Reviews, 11.4 (2006). |