AH216

This course charts a history of moving image arts and artists operating within, alongside and in opposition to dominant forms of cinema, television and digital media. We will survey work by video artists, filmmakers, animators and new media artists, critically viewing examples of works that use the tools and techniques of realism, abstraction, appropriation, documentary, and performance. We will inform our understanding of the historical and social context of these works by reading and discussing historical, theoretical, and critical texts that relate to the weekly screenings. In addition, writing assignments, moving image analysis and class discussions will provide students with opportunities to increase and enrich the range of their media literacy skills.

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland