FYSP 136 - Ways of Seeing; Ways of Knowing

4 HU, WRi
First Semester. Is seeing believing? Do you see only what you know? Through discussion and writing we’ll address such questions, focusing on the literal and metaphoric perspectives we bring to narratives and other creative work and how such work projects or plays with perspective and “truth.” We’ll examine prose narratives by O’Connor, Morrison, Fitzgerald and others, essays on identity and hoax, the graphic narrative Maus, The Wizard of Oz (film and novel), Orson Welles’ F for Fake, and selected works of visual art.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 14.
Ms. Zagarell

Credits: 4 hours