ENGFLM 1293 - Amer Photography/Amer Culture

Institution:

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Subject:

English Film

Description:

Photography’s basic function is to record. So, what and who are worth documenting? Who has the right to photograph, who and what is represented and why? How do images affirm or debunk our stereotypes about “others” and how does difference and identity emerge through photography? American Photography/American Culture explores these questions by examining American Photography of African Americans, Native Americans, union workers, celebrities, the Japanese interned, and more. Photographic work by and of those of varying backgrounds is collectively viewed and discussed in order to further understand photography’s relationship to the social history of race and class in the United States, and to examine ourselves and our relationship to those like/unlike us. American Photography/American Culture spans photography’s early developments until the early part of the 21st century. Photography by those such as Bill Burke, Teenie Harris, James Van Der Zee, Walker Evans, P.H. Polk, Edward S. Curtis, Toyo Miyatake, and Beth Yarnelle Edwards is examined and discussed. Readings from the course packet include essays by leading photo critics and critical theorists such as Theresa Harlan, bell hooks, Vicki Goldberg, Andy Grundberg, Deborah Willis and Karin Higa.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pitt.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 624-4141

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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