ARTH 360 - History and Theory of Photography

FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3

This seminar investigates the invention and development of photography in Europe and the United States—from its inception in the first half of the nineteenth century to its transformation in the Modernist period. The course examines contemporary developments and ongoing theorization of the field of photography, broadly defined. Course material and discussions consider historical debates surrounding photography as an art form and engage questions of aesthetics, artistic agency, and popular culture.