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Hello World: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2122.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 4
The practice of drawing from observation brings us into direct contact with experiencing the visual world. Working from the human figure, landscape, plants and animals, or any other subject that inspires the imagination, this course introduces the fundamentals of seeing and translation with various drawing materials and approaches. The goals of the course include the
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Hello World: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2122.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 4
The practice of drawing from observation brings us into direct contact with experiencing the visual world. Working from the human figure, landscape, plants and animals, or any other subject that inspires the imagination, this course introduces the fundamentals of seeing and translation with various drawing materials and approaches. The goals of the course include the
Visual Arts

Heroines, Reframed: French Literature on Screen — FV2324.02

Fall 2026
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

French literature and film have always reciprocally inspired one another – as early as 1897, Lumière represented the main characters of Hugo’s "Les Misérables". This course will offer students the opportunity to analyze literary representations of women and their film adaptations in terms of intermediality and intertextuality. Adaptations will include: "The Nun" (Diderot

Film and Video

Higher Resolution — FV4102.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Karthik Pandian
Credits: 2
In this 7-week video production workshop, students will collaborate to make a film that explores the double meaning of resolution –  video resolution and conflict resolution. After watching historical film precedents such as Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-up, we will devise and fully realize a narrative short that centers around a conflict using both 16mm film and
CAPA Visual Arts

Historical and Natural Alternative Processes in Photography — PHO4132.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Eddy Aldana
Days & Time: FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

This 2-credit course will explore working with classical and natural alternative processes including Cyanotypes, Anthotypes, and Chlorophyll prints among others. Students will learn the histories of each process and see how artists are working with those processes in today’s day and age. The Cyanotypes will be produced on fine art paper

Photography

Historical and Natural Alternative Processes in Photography — PHO4132.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Eddy Aldana
Credits: 2
This 2-credit course will explore working with classical and natural alternative processes including Cyanotypes, Anthotypes, and Chlorophyll prints among others. Students will learn the histories of each process and see how artists are working with those processes in today’s day and age. The Cyanotypes will be produced on fine art paper and fabric, and the Anthotypes will be
Visual Arts

Historical Processes — PHO4321.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Jonathan Kline
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This class investigates a variety of photographic processes that evolved in the second half of the nineteenth century and continue to be used by contemporary photographers today. We will explore the historical and chemical aspects of the following: light sensitive silver, iron, and palladium compounds; photogenic drawings; cyanotypes; collodion glass plate negatives; Van Dyke
Visual Arts

History and Practice of Analog Color Photography — PHO4117.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Credits: 4
This course will present color photography in a different light. Discovering one's color aesthetic will be the basis of the class. Students will work mainly with color negatives. Through assignments, presentations, and critiques students will learn to observe the color of light. Students will develop a better understanding of their own color vocabulary and how to achieve it
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 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
Visual Arts

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
Visual Arts

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
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 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 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,
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

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

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
Visual Arts

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
Visual Arts