# Visual Cultures: Art History and Visual Communication

- Institution: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Babitha Justin
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106001)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106001)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the histories, theories, and practices of visual culture. Students will explore how images shape and are shaped by social, political, and cultural forces, while gaining practical experience in visual communication and image-making. Emphasizing critical theory and semiotic analysis, the course equips students to engage thoughtfully with visual media across contexts, with particular attention to issues of gender, caste, class, and race. By the end of the course, students will develop both conceptual tools and creative skills to navigate and interpret the visual dimensions of contemporary life.

Intended audience: MA and PhD students in Humanities and Social sciences

## Lectures

1. [Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/efcf0e7a9ade) (YouTube)
2. [Visual Communication Through Images](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/7fb3ece08174) (YouTube)
3. [Visual Theories - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/ecc5b1c8c8f9) (YouTube)
4. [Visual Theories - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/b38827c857b5) (YouTube)
5. [Why Visual Theory Matters?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/6a0e19f9e744) (YouTube)
6. [Cave Art to Scriptoria](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/0f6bfe586d0f) (YouTube)
7. [Evolving Alphabets - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/6d5242c29551) (YouTube)
8. [Evolving Alphabets - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/8fe10fc6864d) (YouTube)
9. [Last Cave Arts and Alphabets Round up 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/87e088ea7857) (YouTube)
10. [Seeing is belonging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/d95dd51fdf17) (YouTube)
11. [Prehistoric Rock Paintings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/f3661fb53415) (YouTube)
12. [The Story of Indian Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/81798f576783) (YouTube)
13. [Indus Valley](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/d85db871d93d) (YouTube)
14. [Buddhist Art 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/f87452de924d) (YouTube)
15. [Buddhist Art 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/f2c83fcb62af) (YouTube)
16. [Far East](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/106808e471f2) (YouTube)
17. [The Greeks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/db38e76cce76) (YouTube)
18. [The Romans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/7a3fa513392c) (YouTube)
19. [Reading the Greek Body](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/47c784692779) (YouTube)
20. [From Brick to Marble](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/77b77f9b9609) (YouTube)
21. [Post Mauryan Art 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/ddd8b58ed4fb) (YouTube)
22. [Post Mauryan Art 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/44b4e353b55e) (YouTube)
23. [Islamic Art 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/fa2c8df068d9) (YouTube)
24. [Islamic Art 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/c5579709a7ed) (YouTube)
25. [Typography](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/e14227d7844a) (YouTube)
26. [Graphic Design 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/511b3a3f8981) (YouTube)
27. [Graphic Design 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/dc069dbfc627) (YouTube)
28. [How to read a visual image?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/a2a3b938b2b3) (YouTube)
29. [Medieval Christian Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/ce6e354dc8c7) (YouTube)
30. [Renaissance Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/bd8bd3ae8f40) (YouTube)
31. [Renaissance Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/65e39fb99959) (YouTube)
32. [Renaissance Masters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/ca88c8825b6f) (YouTube)
33. [Photography and Cinema 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/30f19c2dcc0a) (YouTube)
34. [Photography and Cinema 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/1af9f676d679) (YouTube)
35. [History of Photography](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/8f2ab7632866) (YouTube)
36. [Seeing the Frame](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/df42c2f25af4) (YouTube)
37. [Gaze](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/5404543835e0) (YouTube)
38. [Visual Persuasion and Stereotypes 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/a2bc3370de9e) (YouTube)
39. [Visual Persuasion and Stereotypes 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/f57b72c5c8ca) (YouTube)
40. [Why Visual Theory Matter1?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/30408cc7f0a8) (YouTube)
41. [Why Visual Theory Matter 2?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/83143f9f55e0) (YouTube)
42. [Gender in Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/f4ee491b90ce) (YouTube)
43. [Folk Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/9b2a2330b36f) (YouTube)
44. [The Spirit of Indian Art 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/bcab82323bd0) (YouTube)
45. [The Spirit of Indian Art 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/4b58ed49e261) (YouTube)
46. [Company School and Nationalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/4015b5e5da1e) (YouTube)
47. [Post Renaissance to Modern Age](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/55c676deaba3) (YouTube)
48. [Post Renaissance to Modern Age - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/dc93f9a6ea6b) (YouTube)
49. [Modernism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/e2b175ef6b24) (YouTube)
50. [Digital Visuality Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/3afe354f3d87) (YouTube)
51. [Digital and AI Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/a062920c6743) (YouTube)
52. [Pandemic Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/14a62ae4111d) (YouTube)
53. [Who looks at who](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106001/e29ad25ed7df) (YouTube)