3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Lower DivisionHumanitiesData from last updated 10/3/2025
Fall 2025
Fall 2025 Instructors:
An introduction of the history of photography from the medium's inception until 1950. Emphasis is placed on understanding photographs from a variety of aesthetic, social, and cultural perspectives, including those of race, class, and gender.
Learning Outcomes1Explain the history of photography from its scientific origins to its present role in society.
2Demonstrate an understanding of photography's social and cultural influence.
3Identify and define significant events and terminology related to the development of photographic processes through time.
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