Visual Studies (VISST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

VISST 2000

This course provides an introduction to modes of vision and the historical impact of visual images, visual structures, and visual space on culture, communication, and politics. It examines all aspects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2000ARTH 2000COML 2000

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4232 VISST 2000   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7163 VISST 2000   DIS 201

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7164 VISST 2000   DIS 202

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7165 VISST 2000   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7166 VISST 2000   DIS 204

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7167 VISST 2000   DIS 205

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7168 VISST 2000   DIS 206

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8631 VISST 2000   DIS 207

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8632 VISST 2000   DIS 208

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 2550

This course is designed to introduce students to Latin American art from the pre-Columbian period to the present.  It will cover the arts of ancient civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Moche, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 2550LATA 2050

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16817 VISST 2550   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Cohen-Aponte, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 2790

What does it mean to call a film is "Jewish"? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews—actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17415 VISST 2790   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Shapiro, E

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 2812

An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19018 VISST 2812   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kirk, A

      Sansom, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 3115

The course will offer an overview of video art, alternative documentary video, and digital installation and networked art. It will analyze four phases of video and new media: (1) the development of video ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7531 VISST 3115   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Murray, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email Professor Murray (tcm1@cornell.edu) with the following information: Your name and Cornell email address, course code and number you wish to be enrolled (example: COML 3115), if you are a current COML Major, graduation month/year. When you are approved, you will receive a permission number for the pre-enrollment period. Thank you.

VISST 3176

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3262PMA 3551PMA 6551

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6018 VISST 3176   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fitzpatrick, V

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 3342

Our present technology allows us to transmit and display information through a variety of media. To make the most of these media channels, it is important to consider the limitations and abilities of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18894 VISST 3342   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Hybrid: rotational in-person attendance to be determined by instructor.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  • 20968 VISST 3342   LEC 002

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Field, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 3463

This course considers issues, approaches, and complexities in the contemporary television landscape. As television has changed drastically over the past fifteen years, this course provides students with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3463PMA 3463

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17479 VISST 3463   SEM 101

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 3560

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

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Syllabi: none
  •  6005 VISST 3560   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Course not open to Freshmen.

VISST 3651

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 3651FGSS 3655SHUM 3651

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7736 VISST 3651   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 3758

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3350

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7838 VISST 3758   STU 501

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3350

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18844 VISST 3758   STU 502

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Suber, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.

VISST 4153

Topic: Feminist Posthumanisms in the Visual Arts. While some feminist works of art in new media address traditional feminist concerns such as the female body, identity, representation, feminist history, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Feminist Posthumanisms in the Visual Arts

  • 16826 VISST 4153   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 4160

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

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America

  • 16833 VISST 4160   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Cohen-Aponte, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 4260

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 4660

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17498 VISST 4260   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 4658

Often referred to as a "second skin", aesthetic representations of clothing open the possibility of reimagining the visual economy of race—the belief that race can be located in the body's visible features ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17864 VISST 4658   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Lamm, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 4793

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 4585

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7871 VISST 4793   STU 501

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Thorndike, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

VISST 6658

Often referred to as a "second skin", aesthetic representations of clothing open the possibility of reimagining the visual economy of race—the belief that race can be located in the body's visible features ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17868 VISST 6658   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Lamm, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online