Topics in Visual Culture

Catalog description

Visual Culture is an interdisciplinary field of study that explores the role of visual media in everyday life and its critical function in the dissemination of ideas in the public sphere. Emphasizing comparative critical approaches to the convergence of art and popular media, courses engage globalized visual media ranging from photography, television and film, to new media, architecture, design, and art (painting, sculpture and multimedia forms) in the context of such social arenas as art, news, science, advertising, and popular culture.