This course hub website contains OER/ZTC (Open Educational Resources/Zero Textbook Cost) resources for faculty teaching World History of Animation (MES 160) at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). These resources are freely available for use by BMCC faculty and beyond.

This work was created by Anna Pinkas and Jody Culkin, as part of the BMCC Open Education Initiative, which is co-led by the A. Philip Randolph Library and the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CETLS). The BMCC Open Education Initiative is supported by the CUNY Office of Library Services (OLS) and funded by the New York State Department of Education.

World History of Animation introduces students to seminal works of animation across time and cultures. The course discusses the evolution of the art form through the lens of technical innovations, socio-political contexts, and aesthetic movements. Students will study works ranging from large productions to independent and experimental shorts, and the influence of different international productions on one another, including Asian and European works and creators.

This is the course Hub for all sections of this course. Professors may choose resources they like, or create a copy for their respective section (you can follow the instructions to clone this hub at openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/blog/help/how-to-clone-a-course-project-or-community-profile-and-its-site).

We welcome questions, comments, and requests for materials. Leave a reply below, or contact us directly at oer.bmcc.cuny.edu/contact. For the quizzes mentioned throughout this hub, contact Prof. Pinkas directly: https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/members/apinkas/.