SOC3000-01.Visual Sociology.Sp16.Mohseni,Navid

Navid Mohseni

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

SOC

Course Subject

SOC

Course Number

3000

Course Section

01

Course Title

Visual Sociology

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2016

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

GLOB, SOC

Course Description

Goals: To deepen our sensitivities about the way in which people's "perceptions" are constructed through the works of art, photography, and advertising. To show that images are not neutral objects, but social constructs which shape our attitude about ourselves and others. Content: Various theoretical and historical works on photography, vision and art by John Berger, Roland Barthes, Malek Alloula, Stuart Ewen, Susan Sontag, and others. Taught: Annually. Prerequisite: SOC 1110. Credits: 4

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