2023-2024 Catalog

CJN-H152 Honors Visual Aesthetics

Students will analyze how visual texts are constructed within a social historical context. This course introduces a formalist approach to understanding visual media, such as screen language. Students will acquire visual literacy through defining and applying concepts in cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, and genre analysis. Students will develop analytical skills to deconstruct the components of a frame, sequence, or film/video.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

CAS Honors students only.

Core Curriculum

  • Visual and Performance Theory and History
  • Honors

Offered

Fall, Spring