Berlin offers students a wide variety of visual and cultural encounters, from the collections of images housed in its museums, galleries, and architecture, to the fascinating, often fleeting exchanges on every street corner and subway ride. As the site of a number of movements in visual culture, from Dada and photomontage to film propaganda, it is a perfect place to explore the role of the visual in cultural understanding.

In this program, students unravel the texture of Berlin, probe varying perceptions of the city, trace public memory, and explore their own identities through an examination of myriad visual forms, including photography, video, architecture, and painting.