ART 124 - History of Animation

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C1
Survey of historical developments, styles, techniques, theory and criticism of animation as an art form.

Equivalent Quarter Course: ART 1081.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C1 - Lower Division Arts
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Articulate a substantive understanding of a wide range of animated works -foundational, classic, experimental, and popular;
Demonstrate how these works respond to and develop themes and issues in film, art, literature, and popular culture;
Situate both individual works and genres in the field within a context of relevant social, aesthetic, and technological histories;
Develop and employ a critical vocabulary for technical and theoretical analysis of specific works, with a focus on internal structure and aesthetics, and how they function to support or challenge the dominant culture and paradigms;
Show an understanding of the varied potential of animation as an entertaining, expressive, and meaningful art form.

C1. Arts Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an appreciation of the arts using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
respond to aesthetic experiences in the arts and develop an understanding of the integrity of both emotional and intellectual responses; and
in their intellectual and subjective considerations, demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the self, the creative arts, and culture.