ARTH 2285 History of Photography
This course looks at the evolution of vision and practice through a selected survey of the history, technology, and aesthetics of photography from the earliest experiments in the medium to the present day. We will focus primarily on the photographic practice in Europe and the U.S. In this course, we will investigate the social cultural, and political implications of the revolution of photography, paying critical attention to its manipulations within the contexts of entertainment, advertising, the state, science, journalism, modern and postmodern art. We will also carefully explore our relationships with the proliferation of mass media imagery today.
Course overview
- Department
- Art History
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Satisfies core
- Arts
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.05 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.38 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Asher Anderson | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 23 |
| Fall 2023 | Asher Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 of 25 |
| Fall 2022 | Asher Anderson | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 25 |
| Fall 2021 | Asher Anderson | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 30 |