Spring 2027

Topics in Visual Culture

Topics in Visual Culture introduces key issues, theories, and methods in visual cultures studies, emphasizing their impact on art history practices and addressing new interdisciplinary research with a changing topical focus.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Shira Brisman

The course was rated as difficult, reflecting the challenge of the assigned readings and lectures.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

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ARTHIST 430

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

SHIRA BRISMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Shira Brisman

Shira Brisman delivered engaging lectures and assigned interesting readings, which students found highly valuable.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.89 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 87.8% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 95.4% A/AB (n=87 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Shira Brisman

The course was rated as difficult, reflecting the challenge of the assigned readings and lectures.

Past student reviews · Shira Brisman

Students appreciated that Brisman was incredibly knowledgeable and always willing to help, making the class experience positive.

Topics

  • Visual cultures studies: issues, theories, and methods
  • Practices of art history
  • Interdisciplinary research in visual culture

Skills

  • Key issues, theories, and methods in visual cultures studies
  • Aspects affecting the practices of art history
  • New research in a developing interdisciplinary area

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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