Dialogue with Photography: From its Beginning to Post Modernism
ARHA 265
Fall 2006 not offered
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This survey course includes topics on photography from the 1830s to the present, with emphasis on the social uses of the medium, 19th-century documentary, pictorialism, the emergence of modernism, the post-Frank generation, and contemporary trends. |
Essential Capabilities:
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Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Alan Trachtenberg, ed. CLASSIC ESSAYS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, New Haven, 1980 Susan Sontag, ON PHOTOGRAPHY, New York, 1977 Roland Barthes, CAMERA LUCIDA, REFLECTIONS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, New York, 1981
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Examinations and Assignments: Three short papers, one term paper, midterm examination. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: The class is limited to 30. The class will meet for slide lectures and discussions with original photographs from the Davison Art Center collection. |
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