2009 Fall ARTHIST 199-01
Bulletin Course Description Major artists and movements in the history of the photographic medium, including visual and critical traditions inherited and manipulated by photographers, the ways photography participated in nineteenth- and twentieth-century art movements as well as documentation and social change, and critical photographic discourse throughout this period. Topics include the invention of photography, 'Art' photography and documentary photography in the nineteenth century, pictorialism, 'straight' and purist photography, photography and modernist art movements (dada, surrealism, Bauhaus, Russian avant-garde), twentieth-century documentary, and photography of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Instructor: Leighten
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Title HIST PHOTO 1839-PRESENT Department ARTHIST Course Number 2009 Fall 199 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Leighten,Patricia Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
Major artists and movements in the history of the photographic medium, including visual and critical traditions inherited and manipulated by photographers, the ways photography participated in nineteenth- and twentieth-century art movements as well as documentation and social change, and critical photographic discourse throughout this period. Topics include the invention of photography,'Art' photography and documentary photography in the nineteenth century, Pictorialism, 'straight' and purist photography, photography and modernist art movements (Dada, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Russian avant-garde), Twentieth-century documentary, and photography of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80 and 90s.
Exams
One midterm and one final
Term Papers
One 5 page paper.
Grade to be based on
Class contribution to discussions, exams and paper
