The Film & Visual Culture concentration is an expansive and cross-disciplinary area of study that takes the visual as an entry point to exploring storytelling and meaning-making. From courses like “Film & the Creative Writer” to “MASS MoCA Immersion,” students learn to investigate the social and political role of visuality, evaluate power structures of looking, and examine the aesthetic value of images. Students analyze different media—such as film, painting, photography, digital media, architecture, advertising, and design—in a variety of contexts (screens, literature, museums, galleries, and more). Building upon the English major, students learn how our encounters with images profoundly impact our experiences of the world.
Through interactive programming and curriculum, this concentration draws on the internationally-recognized arts and cultural resources of the Berkshires region – like our neighboring museums, MASS MoCA and The Clark Art Institute. Special events, like the Global Film Series, give students the opportunity to build community around common interests.
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