SS-305 The Visual Culture of Violence

3 Credits

• SS-305-01

  Monday

  9:00 am – 11:50 am

  North Hall, 307

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    Aanchal Saraf

• SS-305-02

  Tuesday

  9:00 am – 11:50 am

  North Hall, 305

  • 

    Aanchal Saraf

This class is a conceptual introduction to the visual culture of violence. Our focus will be placed on understanding images of violence as they appear across a range of visual media. Students will engage with and critique various theories of violence in the process of analyzing the appearance of violence in our communities, cultures, and subcultures. Discussion will focus on the impact and meaning of visual images of violence as well as the practices of showing and seeing.