Art 253 - History of Photography

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): ART 250 or ART 251. Corequisite(s): This undergraduate lecture course introduces students to the history of photography, from its beginnings in the 1830s to the recent practices of photographers and artists working with photographic technologies in the context of postmodernity. The primary task of the course will be to develop visual literacy and familiarity with the complex and contradictory genres and social functions of the photographic image and its production. Student will study the history of the development of photography in its commercial and creative aspects. Pedagogical methodology may include lecture, assigned readings, discussion, research, presentation and debate of relevant themes, utilizing established text and contemporary publications.

NOTE: Hybrid Classes: 50% in a classroom environment and 50% online format.