Critical Theories of Photography - SAHT3669
Faculty: College of Fine Arts
School: School of Art History and Art Education
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Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Equivalent: SAHT9211
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
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Description
This course will critically examine the major ways in which photography has been theorised. Semiotic and post structuralist approaches to the photographic medium will receive particular attention. Other areas covered include realist theories of photography, aesthetic and contextualist approaches, and theories about the impact of digital technologies on the photographic image. The theories studied in the course will be applied to historical and contemporary examples of photographic practice.
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