History of Photography, 1900-Today

If you haven't taken the History of Photography, it will be offered next semester!

Giant Camera Built by George R. Lawrence | c.1900

What:

History of Photography, 1900 - Today

Art History 383 Index: 68337

Prerequisites: 01:082:105 & 106 or permission of instructor: Andres Zervigon

When:

Spring 2010

MW4, 1:10-2:30

Where:

Zimmerli Multi-Purpose Room

College Avenue Campus

This course provides an in-depth survey of photography’s history from the turn of the last century to today. Our goal will be to tease out trends in the medium’s use across a number of overlapping fields including art, journalism, science, and vernacular practices such as family portraiture. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which photography often operates as a bridge linking these various fields. Why, for example, are photographs of America’s depression-era dustbowl both government documents and works of art? How is the development of digital photography both a new means of disseminating images over the internet and an aesthetic tool? Throughout the course we will propose answers to these questions by carefully analyzing widely recognized photographs and others that have rarely received attention.

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The Black Snapper aims to inspire photography professionals and photography enthusiasts worldwide and to be instrumental in the development of contemporary photography.