Art 112 - Graphix:Words and Images

Institution:

Allegheny College

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Description:

An investigation into the myriad relationships between text and image in modern and postmodern art. Students study the uses of words and images in book illustration, graphic design, collage, comic strips and comic books, graphic novels, and contemporary art forms. Topics include art in theservice of mass media, the effect of popular culture on the fine art (and vice versa), and the development of new kinds of narrative forms in modernist and post-modernist art. Student assign-ments involve in-class discussion, short papers, oral presentations, and group projects. This course is an elective and does not count toward the art department course requirements.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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