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Tutorial - Sophomore Year
AFVS 97

Course Information

Description

A tutorial course on the foundations and subjects of Art, Film and Visual Studies, encompassing Film, Video and Animation; Studio Art and Photography; Film Studies; Environmental Studies; Design; and Curatorial Studies, including the work of both the Harvard Film Archive and the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Supported by readings, screenings, collaborative workshops, field trips, and project-based assignments, the tutorial is taught by a rotation of the regular and visiting faculty. In this year’s course, students will focus on developing both the ethics and aesthetics of their practice, individually and collectively considering the problems and opportunities of presenting work and research publicly in an ever-changing cultural climate.

Course Notes

Required of all AFVS concentrators during their first full term in the concentration, ordinarily sophomore spring.

Class Notes

SPRING 2027: There is a mandatory lab for this course on Thursdays at 3:00-4:15. 

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Not Available for Cross Registration

Course Component Tutorial
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Arts and Humanities
Course Level Primarily for Undergraduate Students