ARTHIST 444 - Photograph,Document,Archive

Institution:

Stanford University

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Description:

Debates over the ontological status of the photograph as document from the 19th century to the present; archival conceptions of photographic meaning. Problems of realism, indexicality, positivism, tourism, social commentary, power, and subjectivity. Protagonists: Frith, Atget, Hine, Sander, Rodchenko, Siskind, Lange, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Richter, Rosler, Sekula. Readings: Warburg, Kracauer, Benjamin, Brik, Tret'iakov, Sontag, Barthes, Buchloh, Tagg, Nesbit, Armstrong, Stimson, Nickel, Kelsey. 5 units, Win (Gough, M)

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5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stanford.edu/

Phone Number:

(650) 723-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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