Algorithmic and Aesthetic Literacy

Download or read book Algorithmic and Aesthetic Literacy written by Lydia Schulze Heuling and published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algorithmic and Aesthetic Literacy is a selection of texts aiming to extend current understandings of algorithmic and aesthetic literacy. The volume presents a wide array of transdisciplinary perspectives on computational and aesthetic practices and thinking. Drawing on computer and educational science, artistic research, designing and crafting, this collection delves deeply into societal and educational challenges in the wake of the digital transformation. The volume brings together diverse approaches and viewpoints to stimulate dialogue and awareness of the manifold ways in which algorithmic processes have become part of our lives. By extending our ability to respond to a data-driven world in creative and non-habitual ways, we will be better equipped to re-imagine and shape our collective future as meaningful and fulfilling.