21G.049 French Photography, Fall 2014

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Clark, Catherine
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French Photography
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Abstract
This course introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present. It provides exposure to major photographers and images of the French tradition, and encourages students to explore the social and cultural roles and meanings of photographs. The class is designed to help students navigate their own photo-saturated worlds and provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in photography. Taught in English.
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2014-12
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113341
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21G.049-Fall2014
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21G.049
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French, France, photography, role in modern society, visual and formal analysis, printed forms, historical analysis, aesthetic trends, Dagguerre, Dagguerrotype, Barthes, portraiture, carte de visite, resemblance, surrealism, abstraction, realism, street photography, Kertesz, Baudelaire, calotypomania, urbanism, picture-taking, picture postcards, neo-realism, Sontag, war photography, fashion, digital images, photo-sharing, instagram, Ducros
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