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21G.049 French Photography | Global Studies and Languages

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.

Keywords:: photo-sharing, abstraction, printed forms, resemblance, surrealism, Ducros, Criticism, role in modern society, fashion, Photography, Dagguerre, calotypomania, photography, street photography, Baudelaire, digital images, urbanism, Kertesz, neo-realism, instagram, Barthes, carte de visite, realism, French, aesthetic trends, visual and formal analysis, Sontag, Dagguerrotype, picture postcards, historical analysis, picture-taking, France, war photography, portraiture

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Humanities / World Languages

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2020
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Language:: English
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