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HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Art History 242 |
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Description |
| This survey course traces the rise and development of photography in the United States and, to a lesser extent, Mexico and Europe, starting at photography’s very beginnings in 1839 and ending with today’s practices. We will chart the wide range of work with the camera, including commercial, vernacular, and fine art projects. In addition, we will pause regularly throughout the semester to undertake several case studies of photographers and their pictures. Our general goal is to understand the relationship between photography and its social, cultural, and political contexts. |
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Texts |
| Mary Warner Marien, Photography: A Cultural History (Prentice Hall and Abrams, 2002), available at Odyssey Bookstore. |
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Requirements |
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Regular class participation, midterm, paper, final examination. All four of these requirements are valued equally in the tally of the final grade. Please note that, unlike other classes at the College, the final examination for this course is prescheduled. We will be apprised of the exact date and time by the Registrar. |
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Schedule
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| Week 1 | (Jan 29) |
Introduction
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| Week 2 | (Feb 3/5) |
The Invention of Photography
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| Week 3 | (Feb 10/12) |
Early Portraiture as Art and Industry
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| Week 4 | (Feb 17/19) |
A Kodak World
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| Week 5 | (Feb 24/26) |
Nation and Narration
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| Week 6 | (Mar 3/5) |
Social Work and Camera Work
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| Week 7 | (Mar 10/12) |
Midterm Review on Mon, Exam on Wed
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| Week 8 | (Mar 17/19) |
No Class, Spring Break
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| Week 9 | (Mar 24/26) |
Photographic Modernism
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| Week 10 | (Mar 31/Apr 2) |
Photojournalism, Photodocumentary
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| Week 11 | (Apr 7/9) |
Family of Man and the New Documentarians
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| Week 12 | (Apr 14/16) |
Pop Art and Photography
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| Week 13 | (Apr 21/23) |
The Postmodern Shutter
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| Week 14 | (Apr 28/30) |
Identity Politics and the Camera
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| Week 15 | (May 5) |
Conclusion and Review
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Image Sets
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Diane Arbus
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