Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
HUMA 330 - UNDERSTANDING VISUAL CULTURE
Long Title: THE ACT OF SEEING: UNDERSTANDING VISUAL CULTURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Throughout the history of western society, vision has played a key role in the evolution of human thought. This course goes beyond the physical "act of seeing" to understand the socially-constructed process through which we are taught to "see." Students will learn to deconstruct an everyday action that comes across as "natural" while, in fact, it is a highly codified, deeply ideological practice. As such, "visuality" emerges as the product of political practices, cultural narratives and everyday performances.