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This module will trace the history and theory of visual arts in culture; aesthetic theories; social and cultural functions of visual representations; visual regimes of media forms and technologies; visual technologies and social control; virtual realities and digital arts. . Through an examination of innovative practice, this module will encourage students to form a critical approach to the highly visualised and mediated world in which we live. Design theory and practice will also be covered in order that students can form a visual aesthetic and become visually literate.
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