This course will explore topics relating to the critical study of popular visual culture. Topics will consider the intersection of 'high art' and popular culture in specific media, genres, and modes. Topics will emphasize the ways in which artists, critics and audiences create, receive, analyze, and respond to popular forms of visual culture. Topics will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different [3 credits]
This course will explore topics relating to the critical study of popular visual culture. Topics will consider the intersection of 'high art' and popular culture in specific media, genres, and modes. Topics will emphasize the ways in which artists, critics and audiences create, receive, analyze, and respond to popular forms of visual culture. Topics will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different [3 credits]