This course surveys the history of photography in Europe and North America, from its origins to recent innovations in digital imaging. Emphasis is placed on the various aesthetic, scientific, and political discourses in which photography has been located, and the assumptions and premises associated with the medium's relationship to reality.
This course surveys the history of photography in Europe and North America, from its origins to recent innovations in digital imaging. Emphasis is placed on the various aesthetic, scientific, and political discourses in which photography has been located, and the assumptions and premises associated with the medium's relationship to reality.
