Cultural History of The Screen: (MCC-UE 1347)

Whether large, small, wide, high-definition, public, personal, shared, or handheld, screens are one of the most pervasive technologies in everyday life. From spaces of work to spaces of leisure, screens are sites for collaboration, performance, surveillance, and resistance. This course traces the cultural history of screens from a range of forms – from the panorama to the cinema, from the radar system to the television, and from the terminal to the mobile device – to provide a way of thinking about the development of the screen as simultaneously architectural, material, representational and computational.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2020)


MCC-UE 1347-000 (21568)01/27/2020 – 05/11/2020 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lariviere, Jason

Film:History and Form (MCC-UE 1007)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed,Mon

An exploration of film as a medium of information, conveyor and creator of culture and a form of aesthetic expression. Course examines the historical development of film as both a cultural product and industry.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks