ART 120a - Viewing and Reading Race in Today's Visual Culture

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Vassar College

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Description:

This course draws on individual case studies to explore ideas and representations of race, specifically as they relate to people of African descent in today's global visual culture. Focusing on the twenty-first century, we consider ways of viewing and "reading" race in contemporary visual art, film, video, mass media, fashion, advertising and music. Ms. BrielmaierOpen to freshmen. Limited enrollment. Satisfies the Freshman Writing Seminar requirement. Two 75-minute periods. Not offered in 2008/09.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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