ARCH 120 - Visual Literacy and Civilization: An Architect's View

    Recent Professors
    Bert M. Bitanga, Suzanne Delahanty
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course focuses on the role of visual explanation in Western European civilization, while also emphasizing its cultural relativity. It analyzes the rules of representational conventions in the context of their rich cultural history and contrasts them with non-western traditions. The course introduces several 20th-century schools of thought that have been critical of the hegemonic visual regime of modernity, and its role in colonial expansion and domination of non-western cultures. Lecture Grading: Letter None Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS COD GE: None CalGETC: None
    Usually Held
    Mon 2:30pm–5:35pm