ILLUS-3025  

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Course Level: Junior, Senior, 5th Year

3 CREDITS

Appropriation is a way to recontextualize pre-existing imagery or objects and skew their intended meaning. This course will engage students in understanding the power and perils of employing appropriation in one's work. We will pay particular attention to underrepresented cultures and groups whose artistic and cultural contributions are often exploited and appropriated -- as well as the artists who are challenging, redefining, and creating space to speak for themselves. Students will develop a sharper understanding of this evolving and controversial area in image-making through class assignments, discussions, and case studies. Using various tools and media, students find pre-existing imagery/objects, text, and more, from various cultures, political and historical references and alter their intended meaning by adding, subtracting, multiplying, layering, and remixing.

Capacity: 15

Registration Restriction: Major elective; restricted to Illustration juniors and seniors; open to non-majors pending seat availability and permission of instructor. 

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