DVC-301 IMAGINED WORLDS: UTOPIAS & DYSTOPIAS

Imagined World: Utopia and Dystopia in Visual,Culture is an upper level Visual Culture seminar., It uses an interdisciplinary approach that,requires students to apply methodologies learned,in Visual Culture, Critical Thought, and Literary,and Film Studies, as well as a number of studio,based disciplines, to analyze the,utopian/dystopian genre. The class will examine,Western utopian and dystopian philosophies and,how they are manifested in the visual mediums of,literature, architecture, film, fine art, video,games and the internet community.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Take one 3.0 credit, 200 level course from one of the,following subjects: DAH (Art History), DEN (English), DAS,(Academic Studies), DVC (Visual Culture)