- The American Eye: A History of America in Photographs and Fiction

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The Evergreen State College

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Description:

Faculty: Bob Haft (photography) Major areas of study include American literature and black-and-white photography. Class Standing: Sophomores or above; transfer students welcome. Prerequisites: Core program or its equivalent. This program involves both hands-on photography and a study of the American history that helped shape the way photographic images of the U. S. have looked from the 1850s to the present. We will begin with a short look at the birth of photography in Europe and then how it was used as a tool of documentation for major points in American history, such as the Civil War, the opening of the American West, the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, World War II, and the 1950s. In addition to looking at and learning to read photographs by others, we will learn to make photographs (black and white) ourselves as recording devices for our own lives and times. Subsequently, students will learn to become proficient in the use of 35mm cameras, how to correctly expose, develop and print film, and how to discuss images intelligently. Our main text for the quarter will be American Photography by Miles Orvell. We will also read a number of novels including The Red Badge of Courage, The Jungle, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, On the Road, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Total: 16 credits. Enrollment: 25 Special Expenses: Approximately $200 to $250 for photographic supplies. Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in the arts and the humanities. This program is also listed under Culture, Text and Language. A similar program is expected to be offered in 2009-10.

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16.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.evergreen.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 867-6170

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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