Art education in the post-digital era : experiential construction of knowledge through creative coding

Tuotetiedot

Digitalisation is augmenting and altering our culture as well as society in general. The term post-digital delineates a world where the digital is complexly intertwined with the physical world. Post-digital presents multiple challenges in regards to everyday life, as well as to culture and society, which requires comprehension of these digital systems work, we are unable to participate in the construction of contemporary life fully. This dissertation examines the questions and problematics of code and digitality brought forward by the post-digital era. In particular, it focuses on the role and the means art education has in awakening a critical understanding of the digital constructs within our society.