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ARTH 192 - Art and Narrative: Humanity and the Practice of Storytelling

3 hours
This course examines the origins of visual art as it relates to the human practice of storytelling. Why did we develop this behavior, which does not seem to be adaptive? What are the theories about it? How does storytelling-and visual representations of stories-relate to the play of children and young animals, dreaming, fabulation, and paranoia and cognitive issues. How does it develop as humans developed their techniques of image-making? Are contemporary storytelling practices still fundamentally linked to the origins of the practice? This course addresses the cognitive, biological, emotional, and social drivers behind why people started creating visual patterns and representations.

This course satisfies the fine arts core area requirement.


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