Visual Studies (VISST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.
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- Schedule of Classes - April 4, 2023 12:09PM EDT
- Course Catalog - April 3, 2023 12:59PM EDT
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 Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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, PMA 2490
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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
- TR White Hall 110
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Shapiro, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
VISST 2805
Course Description
Trade in and to Asia proved to be a key force in creating our modern "globalized" world. The Indian Ocean and the China Seas converged on Southeast Asia, where a cosmopolitan array of ships from every ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 2805, ASIAN 2285, SHUM 2805
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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
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
- R Johnson Museum 2L41 lecture rm
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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 Mcgraw Hall 165
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Kirk, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Bardsley, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G01
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Field, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
VISST 3702
Course Description
"The pleasure of the text," Roland Barthes writes, "is that moment when my body pursues its own ideas—for my body does not have the same ideas I do." What is this erotics of the text, and what has it been ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3702, ENGL 3702, FGSS 3702, LGBT 3702, PMA 3702
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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 Rockefeller Hall 115
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Hanson, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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, 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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB10
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Suber, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.
VISST 4155
Course Description
Topic: Latin American Moderinsims and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... 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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Section Topic
Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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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Section Topic
Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
VISST 4351
Course Description
Topic Spring 23: Portraiture. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 6351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Portraiture
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
VISST 4680
Course Description
What possibilities does art offer to challenge the primacy of mapping in visualizing our world? Maps allow us to move through space, but they do so by abstracting space to its barest aspects—an act of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4620, ARTH 6620, SHUM 4680, SHUM 6680, VISST 6680
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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
- T A D White House 109
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Presutti, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
VISST 4758
Course Description
Continuation of PMA 3350. PMA 4350 expands on principles explored in PMA 3350Â 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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB10
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Suber, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB12
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Pfeffer, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
VISST 4858
Course Description
This course examines the role of temples and their sculptural programs in South and Southeast Asia as creative stimuli for performative reenactments. Choreographic encounters between imagination and memory ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4858, ARTH 6858, ASIAN 4456, ASIAN 6656, MEDVL 4858, MEDVL 6858, PMA 4358
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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
- W Johnson Museum 2L41 lecture rm
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
VISST 6155
Course Description
Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... 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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
VISST 6351
Course Description
Seminar topics rotate each semester. Topic for Spring 2023: Portraiture. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Portraiture
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
VISST 6680
Course Description
What possibilities does art offer to challenge the primacy of mapping in visualizing our world? Maps allow us to move through space, but they do so by abstracting space to its barest aspects—an act of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4620, ARTH 6620, SHUM 4680, SHUM 6680, VISST 4680
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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
- T A D White House 109
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Presutti, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)