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ARHA265

History of Photography
ARHA265 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

A survey of 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.

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

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three short papers, one term paper, midterm examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

The class is limited to 40. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office. The class will meet for slide lectures and discussions with original photographs from the Davison Art Center collection.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998




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