History of Art and Visual Culture

HAVC 141G Histories of Video in the U.S.

Introduces students to video art and documentaries from the 1960s to the present. Topics include experiments with multi-channel and installation spaces, community television, new documentary practices, questions of interactivity and narcissism, video's role in democratizing image making by women and people of color, and the digital turn in video.

Requirements

Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors; previous art history course strongly recommended.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Winter