A basic beginning survey of contemporary art, film and media theory, focusing specifically on: realism, formalism, semiotics, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, feminism, Marxism, gender/queer studies, poststructuralism, post-colonial theory and broader issues of authorship, narratology, postmodernism, and multiculturalism.

Prerequisites: Art 1A or Upper Division

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
VANDERPOOL J
Jennifer Vanderpool
2.7
29 reviews
Winter 2024 . Vanderpool J
ARTS 1344
T R
13:00 PM - 14:15 PM
Winter 2025 . Taschian H J
ARTS 1344
M W
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
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ART 126 Vanderpool J Fall 2024 Total: 21
ART 126 Vanderpool J Winter 2024 Total: 25
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2.7
ART1C . Vanderpool J 1 Year, 21 Days Ago

iClicker was required for lectures and material from lectures was on the 2 multiple choice exams. You could get by with just searching up the answers, though. Guest lecturers every week, so the professor wasn't actually teaching the course. TA was difficult about grading when I accidentally attached the wrong thing. Easy class overall, though.

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ART1C . Vanderpool J 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

The lectures and long and boring, but easy to digest. You can show up just long enough to take attendance and get away with simply looking up the websites of feature artists for the info on the two tests that make up the majority of your grade. Not challenging, and the professor herself doesn't teach. Guest artist presentations make up the course.

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ART1C . Vanderpool J 3 Years Ago

Art 1C you show up and get an A. Each week there is a guest speaker and that's the whole course.

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ART1C . Vanderpool J 3 Years Ago

This class was a joke. You either get an A or P for showing up to four presentations. I only ever went to one because I realized you could just submit your attendance online without having to be there. Take this for an effortless gpa boost.

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ART101 . Vanderpool J 9 Years Ago

Jennifer has an excuse almost every day for being in a bad mood. Her lectures are boring, and her class seems like a last minute put together thing. She has a weird way of grading group quizzes, although it is not hard to get an A in her class. She cuts students off when they try to ask a question and is brutal towards them sometimes. Not pleasant

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ARTST1A . Vanderpool J 11 Years Ago

Terrible. There is no sense of direction in the class, nor any of her lectures. She had multiple breakdowns in class and your grade is 100% decided by the TA. Only good part is the class is a joke and very easy to get an A. The final had nothing to do with any of the lectures but class was mandatory.

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70.1% A
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F
13:00 PM - 16:50 PM
100.0% A
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85.9% A
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14 / 11 Full
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100.0% A
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25 / 25 Full
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65.2% A
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Kip Fulbeck 4.0
M W
10:00 AM - 12:50 PM
46.2% A