History of Photography

Catalog description

Course covers the history of photography from its nineteenthcentury beginnings to the present. Class charts the evolution of this representational technology in a chronological fashion, and in a subject-focused approach. Survey follows the emergence of photography as an aesthetic practice in historical perspective across geographic and national boundaries. Subjects include landscape photography, pictorialism, chronophotography, social documentary, art photography, street photography and various postmodern practices including video and digital art.