VIS 200. Methods and Theories (4 units)
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Description
An interdisciplinary survey of key twentieth- and twenty-first-century methodological approaches to the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts. Course engages with methodologies found in the fields of philosophy, linguistics, science and technology studies, sociology, and anthropology, among others. Students develop individualized approaches to specific objects of study, which may range from art, media, performance, design, and material culture to theory. (Required, PhD)
Prerequisite courses
VIS 200 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have VIS 200 as a prerequisite.