Course Info: HACU-0258
| Course | HACU-0258 Recycled Images |
| Long Title | Recycled Images |
| Term | 2017F |
| Note(s) |
Instructor Permission Required Prerequisites Required Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Jerome Liebling CenterüJerome Liebling Center 131ü131 on MüM from 1:00-3:50ü7:00-9:00 |
| Faculty | Abraham Ravett |
| Capacity | 16 |
| Available | 5 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
| Distribution(s) | |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | Lab fee: $65. Prerequisites: 100 level course in Humanities, Arts, Cultural Studies; or cinema studies; or art history. Students are expected to spend approximately 6 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. |
| Description | "Through the disorderly fund which his knowledge places at his disposal, the allegorist rummages here and there for a particular piece, holds it next to some other piece, and tests to see if it fits together--that meaning with this image or this image with that meaning. The result can never be known before-hand, for there is no natural mediation between the two." (Walter Benjamin) From Esther Shub to Joseph Cornell, from Bruce Conner to Abigail Child, filmmakers have explored the use of recycled images and created "found footage films." The allegorical use of archival and discarded footage has provided both inspiration and raw material allowing image makers to "comment on the status of the image in society or to deconstruct cinematic language."(Jacob Proctor) Utilizing a combination of weekly screenings and assigned readings in film history, theory and cultural studies, this course provides an opportunity to engage in a critical dialogue about this evolving genre and support a forum where students can actively develop their own found footage projects or work with the Amos Vogel family archive of home movies. Students are required to submit written responses to the weekly screenings and corresponding readings, conduct an oral presentation on the work of a visual artist or sound/music composer, and complete a final project that incorporates recycled images. |