ARTH-207 Documentary Photography

This course introduces students to the history of documentary photography by looking at key moments when the camera has been used to shed light on social injustices and argue for systemic change. We will explore photography’s evidentiary status and unpack the aesthetics and emotional appeal of documentary photographs. Students will gain experience speaking and writing about single images, image-text relationships, and large-scale documentary projects through working with digital collections of documentary photographs.

Maximum Enrollment

Speaking-Intensive (20)

(Social Structural and Institutional Hierarchies, Speaking Intensive.)

Offered

Spring