Department of Media Study
Founded in 1972, the Center for Media Study, since 1982 the Department of Media Study (DMS), at the State University of New York at Buffalo became one of the most influential schools for media studies in the United States. The Department was founded by Gerald O'Grady, and artist instructors included Tony Conrad, Steina and Woody Vasulka, Hollis Frampton, Paul Sharits, documentary filmmaker James Blue, and Peter Weibel.
Staff[edit]
1972-1990 Gerald O'Grady, director
1973-1984 Hollis Frampton, Associate Professor for Film and Film History
1973-1992 Paul Sharits, Associate Professor for Film History and Analysis of Film
1973-1979 Woody Vasulka, Associate Professor for Video
1977-1979 Steina, Adjunct Professor for Video
1977-1980 James Blue, Associate Professor for Documentary Film
1976- Tony Conrad, Associate Professor for Video Production and Analysis
1984-1989 Peter Weibel, Associate Professor for Video and Digital Arts
Publications[edit]
- Karen Mooney, "Gerald O'Grady: The Perspective from Buffalo", Videoscope 1:2, 1977.
- Keiko Sei, "Malcolm X, McLuhan, Media Study. Interview mit dem Medientheoretiker Gerald O'Grady", Springerin 3, Vienna, 2000. [1] (German)
- Buffalo Heads: Media Study, Media Practice, Media Pioneers, 1973-1990, eds. Woody Vasulka and Peter Weibel, Karlsruhe: ZKM, and MIT Press, 2008, 837 pp. Exh. held 16 Dec 2006-25 Mar 2007. Exhibition. Exhibition. Chronology. TOC. Publisher. Publisher. Reviews: Zics (Leonardo), Yu (Afterimage), Browne (J Am Cult). Exh. review: Minkowsky (Film Quarterly).
- Lenka Dolanová, "Buffalo: 1973-1979", in Dolanová, Dialog s démony nástrojů. Steina a Woody Vasulkovi, Prague: Nakladatelství Akademie múzických umění, and Jihlava: Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Jihlava, 2011, pp 111-130. (Czech)
- Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-Garde in the 1970s, ed. Heather Pesanti, Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 2012, 208 pp. Catalogue. [2]. Exhibition.
