Introduction to Time-Based Media
ARST 286
Fall 2025
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01
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| Crosslisting:
DDC 286, IDEA 286 |
This course will serve as a comprehensive introduction to time-based media in the expanded field. We will explore the ways video can transform our relationship with ourselves, others, and the material world. Through regular technical exercises, readings, and group discussions, students will gain technical facility and a critical eye for time-based art and culture. What sorts of videos do we consider "art"? In an era of selfies, live-streaming, and state-sanctioned violence (and its digital record), how might we use video as a tool of empathy and accountability? We will pursue answers to these questions through the act of making. Students will be introduced to camera operation, sound recording, and lighting, as well as video and sound editing. Screenings of historical and contemporary video art will contextualize each assignment. We will also investigate vernacular applications of video, and the medium's role beyond the studio. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Art Studio)(Integrated Design, Engineering, Arts & Society Minor)(Integrated Design, Engineering, Arts & Society) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Examinations and Assignments:
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This class will be taught by a visiting professor, Professor Harris-Babou will be on sabbatical. |
Instructor(s): STAFF
Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-03:50PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 4 | FR: 3 |
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