First-Year Seminars 110SG - The Social Life of Images

How do images shape how we see the world, and how does society shape the images we create? This course explores the dynamic relationship between images and social life, examining how factors such as cultural norms, structural boundaries, and new technologies influence visual media. Through readings, class discussions, and other assignments, students will analyze images within social contexts such as collective identity, digital culture, and advertising. Enriching their visual literacy skills will give students new insights about today's image-saturated world.

Mount Holyoke first-year students only, by placement.