Visual Studies (VISST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.
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- Schedule of Classes - September 9, 2021 7:14PM EDT
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Classes
VISST 2000
Course Description
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
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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Meeting Pattern
- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
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- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
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- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
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- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
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Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
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- F Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 2550
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 2550, LATA 2050
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 2790
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2790, JWST 2790, NES 2790, PMA 2490
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Shapiro, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 2812
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2812, CLASS 2812, LING 2212, NES 2812, SHUM 2812, STS 2812
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Kirk, A
Sansom, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 3115
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3115, ENGL 3115, PMA 3515, ROMS 3115
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Murray, T
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Additional Information
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.
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3262, PMA 3551, PMA 6551
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Fitzpatrick, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 3342
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 3420, COGST 6420, PSYCH 3420, PSYCH 6420
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Credits and Grading Basis
3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Kennedy Hall 116-Call Aud
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Field, D
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Additional Information
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.
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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 3420, COGST 6420, PSYCH 3420, PSYCH 6420
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Credits and Grading Basis
3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Field, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 3463
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3463, PMA 3463
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Sheppard, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Ziewitz, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Course not open to Freshmen.
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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, SHUM 3651
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
VISST 3758
Course Description
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
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Suber, P
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Additional Information
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.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3350
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Suber, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.
VISST 4153
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4153, ARTH 6153, FGSS 4153, FGSS 6153
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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: Feminist Posthumanisms in the Visual Arts
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 4260
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 4660
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Milles, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
VISST 4658
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4658, AMST 6658, ASRC 4658, ASRC 6658, FGSS 4658, SHUM 4658, SHUM 6658, VISST 6658
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Lamm, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Thorndike, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
VISST 6658
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4658, AMST 6658, ASRC 4658, ASRC 6658, FGSS 4658, SHUM 4658, SHUM 6658, VISST 4658
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Lamm, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online