AS 4725 - The Photo & American Culture

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

This course explores photography's power to document and create an America, both imaginary and real. It examines how the photographic image and its dissemination constructs American national and social identities, shaping attitudes about American heroes and celebrities, territorial expansion, urbanization, industrialization, the American Dream, and American social inequality at specific historical junctures. Individual photographers, such as Mathew Brady, William Henry Jackson, Jacob Riis, Lewis Mine, and the Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographers are studied. Photographic formats and venues are also studied within a historical context. Prerequisite: ECII placement or equivalent; Upper-division standing

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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