Attention! Assignment 1, Part 1 (outline) due 10.28. Part 2 (paper) due 11.4. Details here.
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Prof. Gabriel Greenberg [[email protected]]
Philosophy 138: Visual Representation (UCLA) When: T/Th 12:30-1:45 (PST), Fall 2024 Where: Zoom link here. Office hours: W 12:30-1:30 (PST), Zoom link here. Course policies + grading: here. |
THEME |
This course examines the meaning of visual signs, through the lens of philosophy, cognitive science, and social science. In Part I, we'll focus on the the roots of depiction in visual perception. In Part II, we examine the relationship between pictures, truth, and knowledge. In Part III, we'll look at the role of pictures in modern society and in the exercise of power.
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REQUIREMENTSSee course policies for grading breakdown.
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SYLLABUS |
Subject to revision! Please refresh regularly.
Readings must be completed before class on the day they are due. |
PART I: PICTURES & PERCEPTION
W1.1: Light into paint
10.1 - Tues |
Handout
Reading:
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W1.2: Seeing-in
10.3 - Thurs |
Handout
Reading:
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W2.1: Beyond mimesis
10.8 - Tues |
Handout
Reading:
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W2.2: Depiction-as
10.10 - Thurs |
Handout
Reading:
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W3.1: Perspective
10.15 - Tues |
Handout (large pdf)
Reading:
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W3.2: Systems of space
10.17 - Thurs |
Handout (large pdf)
Reading:
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W4.1: Systems of line
10.22 - Tues |
W4.2: Non-western and indigenous art
10.24 - Thurs |
10.28 - Mon: Assignment 1 Outline - DUE (11:59 PM): 1-page outline for assignment 1
Assignment 1 details here.
Assignment 1 details here.
PART II: PICTURES, TRUTH, & KNOWLEDGE
W5.1: Can pictures lie?
10.29 - Tues |
W5.2: Pictorial truth
10.31 - Thurs |
Reading
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11.4 - Mon: Assignment 1 DUE (11:59 PM): Short paper with illustrations
Assignment 1 details here.
Assignment 1 details here.
W6.1: Photography as perception
11.5 - Tues |
Reading
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W6.2: AI Art
11.7 - Thurs |
Reading (from YouTube, about 45min total):
Mini-assignment:
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W7.1: Drawing as cognition
11.12 - Tues |
Reading
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PART II: PICTURES & POWER
W7.2: Ideology in pictures
11.14 - Thurs |
Reading
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W8.1: Painting and capital
11.19 - Tues |
Reading:
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W8.2: Photography in society
11.21 - Tues |
Reading: Sontag
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W9.1: Painting and the male gaze
11.26 - Tues |
Reading: Berger
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W9.2:
11.28 - [NO CLASS]
11.28 - [NO CLASS]
12.2 - Mon: Assignment 2 Outline - DUE: Longer project
W10.1: Maps and empire
12.3 - Tues |
Reading: Harley
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W10.2: Maps and power
12.5 - Thurs |
Reading: Wood
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12.9 - Mon: Assignment 2 DUE: Longer project