Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
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 of culture that communicate through visual means, including 20th-century visual technologies-photography, cinema, video, etc., and their historical corollaries. The production and consumption of images, objects, and events is studied in diverse cultures. Students develop the critical skills necessary to appreciate how the approaches that define visual studies complicate traditional models of defining and analyzing art objects.
Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, KCM-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, ETM-AS)
Exploratory Studies (EUAREA)
Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP
4 Credits
GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
Class Number & Section Details
4579COML 2000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
TR
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4580COML 2000 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4581COML 2000 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4582COML 2000 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4583COML 2000 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
M
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4584COML 2000 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4585COML 2000 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4586COML 2000 DIS 207
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4587COML 2000 DIS 208
Meeting Pattern
M
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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