Prof Cheng’s Fall 2013 His­tory of Pho­tog­ra­phy

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Prof Cheng's Fall 2013 History of Photography
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Professor(s)
Sandra Cheng
Department
Humanities
Course Code
ARTH1100
Semester / Year
Fall 2013
Course Description

ARTH1100-D400.
This course surveys the history of photography from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the present. We will examine the use of photography for aesthetic, documentary, and “scientific” purposes, stylistic shifts in photography related to aesthetic concerns, and varying interpretations of subject matter based on social and cultural concerns at specific moments in history. We will also consider the relationship between photography and the visual arts in general, which culminates with the primacy of photography as a medium by the late twentieth century.

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Sandra Cheng

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