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History of Animation — MA2137.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
We will study past and present styles of animation, and examine animations from the 1800′s through the present. Early devices used to create moving images, through to contemporary artists and production companies such as The Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, Norman McLaren, Aardman Productions, and Pixar, will be investigated. The class will consist of film screenings, primarily
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History of Animation — MA2137.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
A brief history of animated images from the 1500s to the present day including early devices to create sequential images, through to the invention of the rotoscope, avantgarde animations, independent artists and studios. The class will be split into watching documentaries and animations along with discussions, and weekly responses. The intention of the class is
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History of Animation — MA2137.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Sue Rees
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
We will study past and present styles of animation, and examine animations from the 1800's through to the present. Early devices used to create moving images, through to contemporary artists and production companies such as The Brothers Quay, William Kentridge, Aardman Productions, and Pixar, will be investigated. The class will consist of film screenings, primarily focusing on
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History of Animation — MA2137.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
A brief history of animated images from the 1500s to the present day including early devices to create sequential images, through to the invention of the rotoscope,avantgarde animations, independent artists and studios. The class will be split into watching documentaries and animations along with discussions, and weekly responses. This class will be online.
Drama Visual Arts

History of Animation — MA2137.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Sue Rees
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
We will study past and present styles of animation, and examine animations from the 1800′s through the present. Early devices used to create moving images, through to contemporary artists and production companies such as The Brothers Quay, William Kentridge, Aardman Productions, and Pixar, will be investigated. The class will consist of film screenings, primarily focusing on
Visual Arts

History of Animation — MA2137.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
We will study past and present styles of animation, and examine animations from the 1800′s through the present. Early devices used to create moving images, through to contemporary artists and production companies such as The Brothers Quay, William Kentridge, Aardman Productions, and Pixar, will be investigated. The class will consist of film screenings, primarily focusing on
Visual Arts

History of Animation — MA2137.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
A brief history of animated images from the 1500s to the present day. The class will be split into watching documentaries and animations along with discussions. A quiz and short responses will be required.
Visual Arts

History of Photography/19th Century — PHO2142.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Jonathan Kline
Credits: 2
This course examines the invention and evolution of  photography in the 19th century.  We will be discussing the diverse applications that photography was directed towards- art, commerce, documentation, and the sciences.  The various social, cultural, and political environments that enabled photography to flourish will be explored through assigned readings,
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History of Photography/20th Century — PHO2154.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Jonathan Kline
Credits: 2
This class explores the various ways photography was intertwined with the artistic, political, and scientific developments of the 20th century on a global level. Students will do weekly research connecting to online sites hosted by major institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Getty and others. Class discussions, identification
Visual Arts

History of Photography/20th Century — PHO2154.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Jonathan Kline
Credits: 2
This class explores the various ways photography was intertwined with the artistic, political, and scientific developments of the 20th century on a global level. Students will do weekly research connecting to online sites hosted by major institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Victoria Albert Museum, The Getty and others. Class discussions, identification
Visual Arts

Hold Still, Keep Going — PHO4211.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Elizabeth White; Warren Cockerham
Credits: 4
This advanced studio/seminar course examines the intersection between still and moving photography and provides a rigorous environment for cross-disciplinary dialogue. Students will pursue self-directed photo and/or video projects while developing a common critical vocabulary and communicative tools. Regular group discussion will challenge, complicate, clarify and deepen
Visual Arts

Horror Writing and the (Postcolonial) Afterlife — LIT2538.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: An Duplan
Credits: 4
It’s one thing to feel scared when we watch scary movies, and it’s another to feel that same fear as we read books. After all, in books, there’s no eerie music, nor the possibility of being jolted by a sudden jump scare. Yet still, horror writing abounds and writers throughout history have found ways of communicating dread, terror, paranoia, and anguish through the written word
Black Studies Visual Arts Literature Society Culture and Thought

House for the 21st Century: Advanced Studio — ARC4158.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Anthony Titus
Credits: 4
Architectural Design studio builds upon the lessons of subsequent design studio skills and the processes of critical inquiry, specifically as it relates to architectural investigations. These processes will be seen as interrelated and always informed by the societal, technological, and historical contexts within which architects work. The technological aspects
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Hybrid Performances: Animation, Video Movement — MA4206.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
Animation, Video Movement is an interdisciplinary class that includes students with a concentration in dance, animation or video. The intention is to create hybrid performance pieces in which those disciplines are closely interwoven in an attempt to find a form that is an independent art form in itself.  We will develop common language, scores, and systems in an
Dance Visual Arts

Hybrids: Alternative Approaches in Photography — PHO4215.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
Students in this interdisciplinary course focus on combining photography with other artistic disciplines. They explore the techniques that can directly manipulate the image before, during and after recording the photograph. Experimentation and creative risk taking throughout the various assignments is encouraged. Through this process of visual exploration and
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Hybrids: Alternative Photographic Methods — PHO4215.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Terry Boddie
Credits: 4
Students in this interdisciplinary course will focus on combining photographic media with other materials and artistic disciplines.  They will explore the techniques that directly manipulate the image before, during and after recording photograph. Experimentation and creative risk taking throughout the various assignments will be stressed. Through this process of
Visual Arts

I am a Material — SCU4112.02

Spring 2020
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 2
What is a more valuable piece of matter? Could it be something that will degrade in this art world and be okay? String, cotton-balls and rubber bands may be what should be affixed to your unique prosthetic to complete a task given. This course will cover information and techniques related to body casting, wire rope rigging, fabricating, building processes and encourage
Visual Arts

I am a Material — SCU4112.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 2
What is a more valuable piece of matter? String, cotton-balls and rubber bands may be what should be affixed to your unique prosthetic to complete a given task… This course will cover information and techniques related to body casting, wire rope rigging, fabrication, and other building processes.The students will be asked to keep a journal which will be the most important
Visual Arts

I am a Material — SCU4112.02

Spring 2017
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 2
What is a more valuable piece of matter?  Could it be something that will degrade in this art world and be okay? String, cotton-balls and rubber bands may be what should be affixed to your unique prosthetic to complete a task given. This course will cover information and techniques related to body casting, wire rope rigging, fabricating, building processes and encourage
Visual Arts

Idiosyncratic Tools — SCU2205.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 2
Use a hammer to hit a nail into a chunk of wood. Anyone may smash a cube of ice, carve a toy car or with strong encouragement, allow the hammer to sign its initials on your thumb - VBS (violet burning sunset.) Idiosyncratic devices enhance one's own senses. Once we completely understand the specific functions for which a tool is designed, we begin to tune 
Visual Arts

Idiosyncratic Tools — SCU4216.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 2
Use a hammer to hit a nail into a chunk of wood. Anyone may smash a cube office , carve a toy car or with strong encouragement, allow the hammer to sign its initials on your thumb - VBS (violet burning sunset.) Idiosyncratic devices enhance one's own senses. Once we completely understand the specific functions for which a tool is designed, we begin to tune senses back to the
Visual Arts

Image Objects — PHO4103.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Elizabeth White
Credits: 2
This course meets the second seven weeks of the term, and through group critiques, assignments, artist slideshows, and readings, explores the broad range of physical forms that photographic works can take. As recent exhibitions and publications such as What is a Photograph? (The International Center of Photography, 2014), A Matter of Memory: The Photograph as Object in the
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Image Objects — PHO4103.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Elizabeth White
Credits: 4
As recent exhibitions and publications such as What is a Photograph? (The International Center of Photography, 2014), A Matter of Memory: The Photograph as Object in the Digital Age (George Eastman Museum, 2016), and Photography is Magic (Charlotte Cotton, Aperture, 2015) attest, there are many contemporary artists whose work with photography draws increased focus to material
Visual Arts

Image Objects — PHO4103.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Liz White
Credits: 4
As exhibitions and publications such as What is a Photograph? (The International Center of Photography, 2014), A Matter of Memory: The Photograph as Object in the Digital Age (George Eastman Museum, 2016), and Photography is Magic (Charlotte Cotton, Aperture, 2015) attest, there are many contemporary artists whose work with photography draws increased focus to material and
Visual Arts

Image Projection — MA2138.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
The class will be concerned with investigating the interaction of projected imagery (video, animation, still imagery) with a location, an object, a stage, a viewer. Investigation will center on how projections can be integrated into, and bring further information to a location, a set, a text. Various examples will be looked at and researched. Sites and texts will be used as a
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