ART 250 Visual Culture

This course aims to introduce students to Visual Culture with a main focus on photography, film, multimedia and other forms of visual communication. Students will become familiar with international photography, both historical and contemporary and how imagery is used to communicate with an audience. The course places special emphasis on how visual images are constructed and how to identify and understand the visual functions of each element and their effect and impact on the viewer. We will focus on formal analyses, discuss the huge impact of technology on our Visual Culture nowadays - in compare to the past - and place emphasis on putting visuals into their social, cultural and historical context to understand them better. Students will also analyse, explore, question and discuss the relationship between the photographer/artist, viewer, subject and the various functions of photography and Visual Culture in society.

Those who complete the course will have significantly improved their understanding of photography as a main part of Visual Culture and visual communication.