CM 235A - Visual Communication

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Merrimack College

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This course explores the history, theory and criticism of visual communication and examines basic assumptions about visual imagery and its impact when combined with words. Questions asked include: Is it true that some concepts cannot be linguistic but only visually represented? Is it the case that there are no “purely” visual or verbalarts? What exactly are images and how do they differ from words? This course also considers how visual language is shaped and transformed by the social history or mechanical inventions such as the camera and the computer. Discussions will consider images before and after the reproducible print, the representation of gender and sex, the shift from preindustrial to industrial image of people, visual globalism, cyber-substitutions, architectural styles, and photographic reality. Prerequisite: CM 101A, CM 102A, or consent of the instructor. Three hours a week.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.merrimack.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 837-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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