Course Info: HACU-0108
| Course | HACU-0108 The Photograph |
| Long Title | Special Topics: The Photograph |
| Term | 2024F |
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| Meeting Info | Jerome Liebling Center 120 on T,TH from 10:30-11:50 |
| Faculty | Jennifer Bajorek |
| Capacity | 8 |
| Available | 0 |
| Waitlist | 3 |
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| Additional Info | Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | We will lavish our attention on the photograph: what it is, what
it has been, what it is in the process of becoming, but also what
people all over the world have hoped or dreamed it could be or
become. Through slow looking at 10 photographs that have been
significant to global photography history, complemented by close
reading of historical and theoretical texts, we will explore
diverse aspects of the photograph and its histories, become
familiar with major social and cultural as well as technological
developments in the medium, and look at key problems in
photographic preservation, conservation, curatorial practice, and
restitution practice through a decolonizing frame. Concurrent
with our collaborative work, students will also realize a
research-driven independent project on a special topic in
photography history. Keywords:Photography History, Art History, Museum Studies, Decolonial Practice, African Studies |