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<SECTION_ID>335376</SECTION_ID>
<ACADEMIC_LEVEL>UG</ACADEMIC_LEVEL>
<COMMENTS>Time and Narrative Students in this course can expect to spend 2 to 3 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.</COMMENTS>
<COURSE_NUMBER>0204</COURSE_NUMBER>
<SECTION_NUMBER>1</SECTION_NUMBER>
<CREDITS>4.00</CREDITS>
<DESCRIPTION>This introductory course will provide an overview and background of the history of photography beginning with its invention in the early nineteenth century and continuing into its current incarnation within the digital age. Rather than a traditional chronological approach, we will explore photography through its major developments while examining the historic context and chronology as it intersects with various themes. We will aim to examine the connections between past and contemporary use with the intention of understanding the impact that this medium has had on visual culture and on the world. Through slide lectures, film screenings, readings, and discussion, you will begin to consider the many guises of photography and the way it functions as a document, as a scientific tool, as a constructed reality, and as an art form.</DESCRIPTION>