UNSW Handbook Course - Photography's Histories

Photography's Histories - SAHT2668


	Faculty: College of Fine Arts
	School: School of Art History and Theory
	Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Offered: Semester 1 2005
	Fee Band: 1

Description

This course will examine key aspects of the photographic medium's history, taking into account the diversity of photographic practice since its inception in the 19th Century, through to its contemporary incarnations. Areas to be examined include changes in photographic technology, genres, uses, aesthetic debates and the intersection of photography with broader historical forces such as colonialism and civic governance. Specific topics include the interface between painting traditions and photography, avant-garde and fine art photography, documentary and photojournalism, and fashion and advertising photography.

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