COMM 265 - Visual Rhetoric- Visual culture

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

COMMUNICATION

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the Global Communication core concentrationHow do pictures-both moving and still-create for us an almostpalpable world of objects and events? How do we create meaningfrom the many visuals presented to us on a daily basis? Theemerging fields of visual rhetoric and visual culture encompass andoverlap with many areas in visual studies: semiotics, persuasion,photography, art, and cultural studies. In this course students willask two questions that frame the visual conversation: "How doimages act rhetorically upon viewers?" and "What is the response ofindividuals and groups to the various forms of visual media within agiven culture?"

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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