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- For the admission procedure for instructor-consent, limited-enrollment courses, see About Limited-Enrollment Courses.
- For a list of courses approved for graduate credit, see Courses in Film and Visual Studies.
- For a list of courses approved for AFVS concentrators to take for departmental elective credit, see Courses in Other Departments.
Courses
2018-19 Courses
Spring 2019
| FRESHMAN SEMINAR | ||||
| Getting Your Hands On Time | FS 33 O | Ruth Lingford | Th 9:00-11:45 & wkly scr F 12:00-2:00 | Sever 405, CC B04 for screening |
| PHOTOGRAPHY AND STUDIO ART | ||||
| Introduction to Still Photography | AFVS 40A | Elle Pérez | MW 9:00-11:45 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| Introduction to Still Photography | AFVS 42A | Suné Woods | ThTh 9:00-11:45 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| Moving Images: An Introduction to Video as Art | AFVS 62M | Karthik Pandian | TuTh 9:00-11:45 | Linden 109 |
| Drawing 2: Paper Always Talks a Lot | AFVS 112 | Katarina Burin | MW 12:00-2:45 | Carpenter Center 4th floor |
| Material Research: The Bauhaus Studio | AFVS 119 | Katarina Burin and Laura Frahm | MW 3:00-5:45 | Carpenter Center 4th floor |
| Save the Last Dance for Me--Intermediate Painting | AFVS 122S | Sonia Almeida |
M 9:45-2:45*
*break for lunch from 12 to12:45
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Carpenter Center 3rd floor |
| Post Brush | AFVS 123 | Annette Lemieux | TuTh 12:00-2:45 | Carpenter Center 4th floor |
| Intermediate Sculpture: Object to Be Destroyed | AFVS 130 | Carissa Rodriguez | M 1:30-5:45 | Carpenter Center 2nd Floor |
| Surrounded by Biennials: Sculture Course | AFVS 131 | Ei Arakawa | W 12:00-4:15 | Carpenter Center 2nd Floor |
| Contemporary Photography | AFVS 145P | Elle Pérez | MW 1:30-4:15 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| For the Love of June: Intermediate Photography | AFVS 146 | Suné Woods | ThThu 1:30-4:15 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| Moving Images: Advanced Projects in Film and Video | AFVS 163R | Karthik Pandian | Th 1:30-5:45 | Linden 109 & CC 2nd Floor |
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*First meeting will be in Carpenter Center 402 |
AFVS 196R | Andy Graydon | W 6:00-9:00 | Carpenter Center 5th Floor |
| ANIMATION, FILM, VIDEO, PERFORMANCE & NEW GENRES | ||||
| Introduction to Non Fiction Filmmaking | AFVS 50B | Ross McElwee | TuTh 9:00-11:45 | Sever B10 |
| Introduction to Non Fiction Videomaking | AFVS 52 | Joana Pimenta | MW 12-2:45 | Sever 416 |
| Fundamentals of Animation | AFVS 53AR | Lisa Crafts | W 1:30-5:30 & wkly scr F 12:00-2:00 | Sever 405, CC B04 for screening |
| Constructing Realities: A Filmmaker's Guide to Contemporary Southeast Asian Cinema | AFVS 58 | Anocha Suwichakornpong | WF 12-2:45 | Sever 415, CC Lecture Hall for scr |
| Moving Images: An Introduction to Video as Art | AFVS 62M | Karthik Pandian | TuTh 9:00-11:45 | Linden 109 |
| True Fiction: Intermediate Film Production | AFVS 150B | Anocha Suwichakornpong | TuTh 1:30-4:15 | Sever 416 |
| Intermediate Video Workshop | AFVS 152R | Robb Moss | F 12-4:15 | Sever 416 |
| Intermediate Animation: Making an Animated Film | AFVS 153AR | Lisa Crafts | Th 1:30-5:30 & wkly scr F 12:00-2:00 | Sever 405, CC B04 for screening |
| Scientific Sites | AFVS 154G/ HIS 194 | Peter Galison | MW 12:00-2:45 | Sever 411 |
| Documentary Fictions | AFVS 155 | Joana Pimenta | TuTh 12:00-2:45 | Sever 415 |
| Algorithmic Performance | AFVS 161 | Sohin Hwang | Thu 12:00-4:15 | Carpenter Center 5th Floor |
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Moving Images: Advanced Projects in Film and Video* *First meeting will be in Linden 109 |
AFVS 163R | Karthik Pandian | Th 1:30-5:45 | Linden 109 & CC 2nd Floor |
| Introduction to Critical Media Practice | AFVS 255 | Julie Mallozzi | W 12:00-5:45 | Sever B10 |
| FILM and VISUAL STUDIES | ||||
| The Art of Film | AFVS 70 | Kate Rennebohm | MW 10:30-11:45 & wkly scr Tu 7:15-10 | Carpenter Center Lecture Hall |
| Artist-Curators and Collections | AFVS 109 | Dan Byers | Tu 9:45-11:45 | Carpenter Center 402 |
| Modernization in the Visual US Environment, 1890-2035 | AFVS 160 | John Stilgoe | TuTh 9:00-10:15 | Sever 214 |
| Adventure and Fantasy Simulation, 1871-2036 | AFVS 167 | John Stilgoe | Tu 12:00-2:45 | Sever 215 |
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Documentary in the 21st Century* *First meeting will be Mon., Jan 28 at 3 pm in Carpenter Center 401 |
AFVS 173L | Dennis Lim | M 3-5 & wkly scr M 12-2:45 | Carpenter Ctr. 401 & CC Lecture Hall for screening |
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Art Cinema/Counter Cinema: The Rebirth and Revolution of Post WWII Japanese Cinema 1950-1979 * *First meeting will be Tues., Jan 29 at 12pm in Carpenter Center Lecture Hall |
AFVS 183 | Haden Guest | W 12:00-2:45 & wkly scr M 3-5 | Carpenter Center 401 & CC Lecture Hall for screening |
| Marking Smooth Space: The Ship, the Sea and the Limits of Representation | AFVS 187S | Bernhard Siegert | Tu 12:00-2:45 | Carpenter Center 401 |
| Proseminar in Film and Visual Studies: History | AFVS 270 | Bernhard Siegert | M 12:00-2:45 | Carpenter Center 402 |
| REQUIRED for all AFVS CONCENTRATORS | ||||
| Sophomore Tutorial | AFVS 97 | Matt Saunders | Thu 6-8pm & additional TBD | Linden 100 |
| GRADUATE COURSES OF READING & RESEARCH | ||||
| Film & Visual Studies Workshop | AFVS 301 | Members of the Dept. | ||
| Reading & Research | AFVS 310 | Members of the Dept. | ||
| Directed Study | AFVS 320 | Members of the Dept. | ||
| Teaching Workshop | AFVS 330 | Members of the Dept. | ||
| Film Study Center Non Fiction Filmmaking Workshop | AFVS 351HFB | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | Tu 6-9 | Sever 416 |
| Graduate Studio Workshop | AFVS 390 | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | TBD | TBD |
Fall 2018
| GENERAL EDUCATION | ||||
| Nazi Cinema: The Art of Propaganda | A&IU 59 | Eric Rentschler | MW 10:30-11:45 & weekly screening Tu 3:00-5:45 | Carpenter Center Lecture Hall |
| PHOTOGRAPHY and STUDIO ART | ||||
| Drawing 1: Drawing as a Visual Language | AFVS 12 | Katarina Burin | TuTh 12:00-2:45 | Carpenter Center 4th floor |
| Silkscreen | AFVS 15AR | Annette Lemieux | TuTh 3:00-5:45 | Carpenter Ctr 4th floor |
| One Thing Leads to Another: Introduction to Painting | AFVS 22 | Judith Belzer | MW 3:00-5:45 | Carpenter Ctr 3rd floor painting studio |
| Introduction to Sculpture: Object to be Destroyed | AFVS 30 | Carissa Rodriguez | M 1:30-5:45 | Carpenter Center 2nd floor sculp. studio |
| Building Thought | AFVS 35 | Annette Lemieux | TuTh 12:00-2:45 | Carpenter Center 2nd floor sculp. studio |
| Introduction to Still Photography | AFVS 40A | Elle Pérez | MW 9:00-11:45 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| Introduction to Still Photography | AFVS 42A | Suné Woods | TuTh 9:00-11:45 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| Introduction to Still Photography | AFVS 42A | Suné Woods | TuTh 1:30-4:15 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| Surrounded by Biennials | AFVS 131 | Ei Arakawa | W 12:00-4:15 | Carpenter Center 2nd floor sculp. studio |
| Directors Directing* | AFVS/TDM 138D | Karthik Pandian & David Levine | W 12:00-5:45 | Farkas Hall 203 and Linden 109 |
| *First meeting will be held in Farkas Hall 203 | ||||
| Difficult Pictures | AFVS 143 | Elle Pérez | MW 3:00-5:45 | Carpenter Center B19 |
| Directed Research | AFVS 196R | Andy Graydon | W 6:00-9:00 | Carpenter Center 5th floor and B04 |
| ANIMATION, FILM, VIDEO and NEW GENRES | ||||
| Introduction to Non Fiction Filmmaking | AFVS 50A | Ross McElwee | TuTh 9:00-11:45 | Sever B10 |
| Introduction to Non Fiction Videomaking* | AFVS 52 | Alfred Guzzetti | MW 1:30-4:30 | Sever B10 |
| *First meeting will be from 1:30-2:30 on Weds, Sept. 5 | ||||
| Fundamentals of Animation | AFVS 53R | Ruth Lingford | W 1:30-5:15 & wkly scr F 12:00-2:00 | Sever 402-405, CC B04 for screening |
| Approaching Narrative: Introduction to Filmmaking | AFVS 60X | Anocha Suwichakornpong | MW 9:00-11:45 | Sever 416 |
| Directors Directing* | AFVS/TDM 138D | Karthik Pandian & David Levine | W 12:00-5:45 | Farkas Hall 203 and Linden 109 |
| *First meeting will be held in Farkas Hall 203 | ||||
| Film Directing: From Script to Screen | AFVS 150A | Anocha Suwichakornpong | TuTh 1:30-4:15 | Sever 416 |
| Nonfiction Video Projects | AFVS 151BR | Alfred Guzzetti | Th 1:30-6:00 | Sever B10 |
| Intermediate Animation Workshop | AFVS 153AR | Ruth Lingford | Th 1:30-5:15 & wkly scr F 12:00-2:00 | Sever 402-405, CC B04 for screening |
| Artistic Research Workshop | AFVS 251 | Sohin Hwang | Th 3:00-5:45 | Sever 415 |
| Sonic Ethnography | AFVS 252 ANTH 2722 | Ernst Karel | Tu 3:00-5:45 | Tozzer 203 |
| FILM and VISUAL STUDIES | ||||
| Studies of the Built N. American Environment since 1580 | AFVS 107 | John Stilgoe | TuTh 9:00-10:15 | Sever 214 |
| North American Seacoasts and Landscapes | AFVS 166 | John Stilgoe | Tu 12-2:45 | Sever 212 |
| Art of the Real: Rethinking Documentary | AFVS 174 | Dennis Lim | M 3:00-5:00 & wkly scr M 12-2 | Carpenter Ctr 402, CC Lecture Hall for scr |
| A Deep History of Arts of the Secret | AFVS 186M | Laura Marks | W 9:45-11:45 & wkly scr W 7:15-10 | Carpenter Ctr 402, CC Lecture Hall for scr |
| Cinema and French Culture | AFVS 192 | Tom Conley | Tu 12-2:45 & wkly scr Tu 7:15-10 | Carpenter Ctr B04, CC Lecture Hall for scr |
| Cinemas of Resistance: Political Filmmaking Across the Globe* | AFVS 197K | Kate Rennebohm | M 12-2:45 & wkly scr F 12-2:45 | Carpenter Ctr B04, CC Lecture Hall for scr |
| *First meeting will be held on Mon, Sept. 10 in Carpenter Center B04 | ||||
| Proseminar in Film & Visual Studies: Theory | AFVS 271 | Laura Marks | Tu 9:45-11:45 | Carpenter Center 402 |
| GRADUATE COURSES OF PRACTICE, READING & RESEARCH | ||||
| Film & Visual Studies Workshop | AFVS 301 | Eric Rentschler | To be announced | To be announced |
| FVS Dissertation Group | AFVS 305 | Laura Frahm | M 3:00-5:00 | Sever 411 |
| Reading & Research | AFVS 310 | Members of the dept. | ||
| Directed Study | AFVS 320 | Members of the dept. | ||
| Teaching Workshop | AFVS 330 | Members of the dept. | ||
| Film Study Center Non-Fiction Filmmaking Workshop | AFVS 351HF | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | Tu 6:00-9:00 | Sever 416 |
| Advanced Critical Media Practice | AFVS 355R ANTH 3555 | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | MW 12:00-4:15 | Sever 416 |