Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0165 - Seeing Ourselves

In this course, students will learn to evaluate and interpret images by considering their social and cultural function and examining their potential to create meaning and communicate ideas. Students will consider how they currently create and consume images, and thereby explore the influence of images on their lives. Via lectures, readings and discussions, and engaging with topics spanning the history of photography, critical theory, mass and social media, and contemporary photographic practice, students will explore the possibilities of the image as language, and as an art form capable of articulating their personal vision. In relation to this wider context students will produce a visual journal using a variety of image making devices and will utilize content sharing sites like Instagram and Tumblr as a vehicle to curate and present a personal narrative for class discussion and critique.

Arts, Design, and Media Independent Work Lab fee: $65. In this course, students will spend an additional 8-12 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.