Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0111 - Animation History

This course will take students through a history of animated films, artists, and processes, beginning with pre-film animation devices of the 1800s and moving into the current millennium. Students will reflect upon the ways that animation intersects with social issues, politics, cultural ideas, and technological innovation across time and geography. We will cover both independent practices and commercial studios, with a breadth of genres and styles of work that includes both traditional narrative animation and art that questions how we define animation in the first place. This course is tagged with the race and power throughline. Keywords:animation history, animation, history

Art and Politics Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.