Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Art & Art History-Art History
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-164890 AHST 100-1 Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies Spring 2024 4.0 Closed
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 200 PM 315 PM Morey Room 504 01/17/2024 05/11/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
30
Capacity     
30
Co-Located: AHST 100-1 (P), GSWS 123-1
Instructors: Sharon Willis
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: The aim of this course is two-fold: First, to develop an understanding of the extraordinary variety of ways meaning is produced in visual culture; secondly, to enable students to analyze and describe the social, political and cultural effects of these meanings. By studying examples drawn from contemporary art, film, television, digital culture, and advertising we will learn techniques of analysis developed in response to specific media and also how to cross-pollinate techniques of analysis in order to gain greater understanding of the complexity of our visual world. Grades are based on response papers, class attendance and participation, and a midterm and a final paper. Occasional film screenings will be scheduled as necessary in the course of the semester.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer

Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-144146 AHST 100-1 Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies Spring 2023 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 200 PM 315 PM Morey Room 504 01/11/2023 05/06/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
27
Capacity     
30
Co-Located: AHST 100-1 (P), GSWS 123-1
Instructors: Sharon Willis
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: The aim of this course is two-fold: First, to develop an understanding of the extraordinary variety of ways meaning is produced in visual culture; secondly, to enable students to analyze and describe the social, political and cultural effects of these meanings. By studying examples drawn from contemporary art, film, television, digital culture, and advertising we will learn techniques of analysis developed in response to specific media and also how to cross-pollinate techniques of analysis in order to gain greater understanding of the complexity of our visual world. Grades are based on response papers, class attendance and participation, and a midterm and a final paper. Occasional film screenings will be scheduled as necessary in the course of the semester.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer