ARTH 456 - The History and Theory of Photography

Unit(s): 3-4

This course examines photography as a cultural object and a form of art from its invention to the digital age. Topics may include: photography as art, photography and the avant-gardes, photography and gender, photography and memory, photography as scientific or juridical proof, documentary and photojournalism, photography and the construction of identities, photography and place, the transformation of photography in the digital age.

Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online Grading: Student Option