Visual Studies (VISST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.
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- Schedule of Classes - June 18, 2018 7:14PM EDT
- Course Catalog - June 14, 2018 7:15PM EDT
Classes
VISST 2000
Course Description
This course will introduce you to the field of Visual Studies. Visual Studies seeks to define and improve our visual relationship to nature and culture after the modern surge in technology and knowledge. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2000, ARTH 2000, COML 2000
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
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Moisey, A
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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Moisey, A
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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Moisey, A
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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Moisey, A
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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Moisey, A
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
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Moisey, A
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
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Moisey, A
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- W White Hall 110
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Moisey, A
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- W White Hall 106
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Moisey, A
VISST 2540
Course Description
No description available. view course details
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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- F Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
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Chu, J
VISST 3010
Course Description
Who are 'the poor' in the United States? Who are the largest recipients of federal welfare and entitlement spending? Why is there an unprecedented simultaneous increase in wealth and poverty in the United ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3010, ART 3810, ARTH 3010
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR Morrill Hall 404
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Gaskins, B
VISST 3176
Course Description
Global Cinema I and II together offer an overview of international film history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution ... view course details
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
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Sheppard, S
VISST 3443
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Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael transformed the art of their time. Leonardo was an extraordinary thinker, scientist, and engineer as well as artist. Michelangelo invented grandiose projects for ambitious ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3440
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW White Hall 110
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Lazzaro, C
VISST 3560
Course Description
Computers are powerful tools for working, playing, thinking, and living. Laptops, PDAs, webcams, cell phones, and iPods are not just devices, they also provide narratives, metaphors, and ways of seeing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3061, COMM 3560, INFO 3561, STS 3561
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Malott Hall 251
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Ziewitz, M
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Additional Information
Course not open to Freshmen.
Department Consent Required (Add)
VISST 3565
Course Description
This course surveys the artistic and architectural traditions of Latin America during the period of Spanish colonial rule (ca. 1520s-1820s). It will center on visual cultures of the viceroyalties of New ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3565, LATA 3565
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Cohen-Aponte, A
VISST 3651
Course Description
The work of women artists has been central to the development of new media art. These rich and varied practices include installation, virtual reality environments, net art, digital video, networked performance, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3651, FGSS 3655
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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Fernandez, M
VISST 3696
Course Description
The arts of Southeast Asia are studied in their social context, since in traditional societies creative processes are often mapped on the sequence of events that compose human lives. We will be looking ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3850, ASIAN 3350
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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McGowan, K
VISST 3758
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Formally titled "technosomakinesics," this class works to expand the specific aesthetics related to dance as embodied performance. Included in the process is the analysis of built environments that both ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3350, PMA 4350, VISST 4758
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B20
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Suber, P
VISST 3760
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In 1968, amongst cultural and political turmoil, the American film industry adopted the ratings system, which helped usher in the kinds of cinema we know today. This course focuses on developments in U.S. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3760, PMA 3560
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
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Haenni, S
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
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Staff
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 283
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Staff
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
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Staff
VISST 4155
Course Description
This seminar will investigate question such, such as: How does the inclusion of technologically engaged practices in the history of Latin American art challenge our understanding of this art? Are there ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 4155, LATA 6155, VISST 6155
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
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Fernandez, M
VISST 4160
Course Description
The colonial period in Latin America (circa 1521-1820s) witnessed the formation of one of the most diverse societies in the world. Labor regimes, religious activities, marriage alliances, and commercial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 4160, LATA 6160
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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Cohen-Aponte, A
VISST 4563
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Concentrates on designing lighting for different genres of performance in various venues. Emphasis is placed on developing both the visual sophistication and the technical artistry of the lighting designer. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 4620
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 120
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Intemann, E
VISST 4620
Course Description
In this seminar we will sustain a particular reading of post-1984 Mexico-US border cultural production as "undocumentation." Specifically, we will focus on performance, conceptual, and cinematic practices ... view course details
VISST 4758
Course Description
Continuation of PMA 3350. PMA 4350 expands on principles explored in PMA 3350 using more complex and interactive software and spatialities. Students must create work utilizing projections and built objects ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3350, PMA 4350, VISST 3758
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B20
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Suber, P
VISST 4793
Course Description
A continuation of PMA 3570, Introduction to Visual Storytelling, students will dive deeper into creating story driven short form narratives. Students will have the opportunity to develop and produce a ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 4585
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- M Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB23
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Rogers, D
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
VISST 4851
Course Description
The twin phenomena of performing and collecting are as old as time, and both require an intense entanglement with things. This seminar examines the significance of objects and their related texts within ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4851, ARTH 6851, ASIAN 4445, ASIAN 6645
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Johnson Museum 2L34 studio
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McGowan, K
VISST 4945
Course Description
The course examines how postcolonial African writers and filmmakers engage with and revise controversial images of bodies and sexuality--genital cursing, same-sex desire, HIV/AIDS, genital surgeries, etc. ... view course details
VISST 6155
Course Description
This seminar will investigate question such, such as: How does the inclusion of technologically engaged practices in the history of Latin American art challenge our understanding of this art? Are there ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 4155, LATA 6155, VISST 4155
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Section Topic
Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
Instructors
Fernandez, M