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VISUAL ARTS 158: HISTORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
University of California San Diego
Fall 2011
CENTR 115 T/Th 3:30-4:50 pm
Instructor: Siobhán Arnold
Office Hours: Tues. 2:30-3:30 or by appt.,
Mandeville coffee cart - The Art of Espresso



This course will address the evolution of photographic medium as the primary conveyor of visual culture.  We will examine the multiple histories of photography from the invention of the medium through its artistic, scientific, anthropological and social applications.  Documentary, journalistic, scientific, artistic, and vernacular practices will all be examined.  You will be introduced to the prominent photographic figures from the early 19th century through current contemporary photo practitioners.   Additionally, you will become familiar with the pictorial language of the photographic image as well as the technological development of the medium from silver halides to pixels.