Histories of Photography: Theory and Criticism from Invention to Present

Catalog description

Critical survey of primarily European and American photography from roughly 1839 to the present. Discussion of major photographers and art movements over time. Emphasis on photography’s transition from hand-made materials into the age of mass-production, and on the technological, theoretical, and aesthetic changes of the period. Comparison of different and at times antagonistic historians, theorists, and critics of this evolving “modern” and “post-modern” medium. Extra fee. Prerequisite(s): one of ARTH 1450 , ARTH 1460 , or ARTH 2700 , or consent of instructor.