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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2024 |
| Registration ID | VISTH131A001 |
| Course Title | The Lure of Images: Religion and Visual Media |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Visual Studies |
| Instructor | Ghosh,Pika |
| Times and Days | TTh 11:30am-12:55pm
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| Room Location | UNMAC |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1627 This course examines representations from figural forms to abstractions, found objects and beautiful writing to understand the power of sacred imagery. We will examine formats from medieval manuscripts and painted walls to films, panoramas and comic books to observe the dynamics that emerge among viewers and images in spatial contexts ranging from altar pieces, sculpture, stained glass and painting in neo-Gothic churches, calligraphy in mosque and shrine interiors, deity icons in Hindu temples and potent fabrics in Buddhist monastic complexes.; Crosslisted: VIST.; Enrollment Limit: 35.00 Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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