AMST 2000

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AMST 2000
Introduction to Visual Studies

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course provides an introduction to modes of vision and the historical impact of visual images, visual structures, and visual space on culture, communication, and politics. It examines all aspects of culture that communicate through visual means, including 20th-century visual technologies-photography, cinema, video, etc., and their historical corollaries. The production and consumption of images, objects, and events is studied in diverse cultures. Students develop the critical skills necessary to appreciate how the approaches that define visual studies complicate traditional models of defining and analyzing art objects.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, KCM-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, ETM-AS)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2026WI, 2025SP, 2024SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2000, COML 2000, VISST 2000

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  4597 AMST 2000   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4598 AMST 2000   DIS 201

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4599 AMST 2000   DIS 202

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4600 AMST 2000   DIS 203

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4601 AMST 2000   DIS 204

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    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rickard, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person