21G.049 French Photography, Fall 2014
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Author(s)
Clark, Catherine
Alternative Title
French Photography
Date Issued
December 2014
Abstract
This course introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present. It provides exposure to major photographers and images of the French tradition, and encourages students to explore the social and cultural roles and meanings of photographs. The class is designed to help students navigate their own photo-saturated worlds and provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in photography. Taught in English.
Subjects
French
France
photography
role in modern society
visual and formal analysis
printed forms
historical analysis
aesthetic trends
Dagguerre
Dagguerrotype
Barthes
portraiture
carte de visite
resemblance
surrealism
abstraction
realism
street photography
Kertesz
Baudelaire
calotypomania
urbanism
picture-taking
picture postcards
neo-realism
Sontag
war photography
fashion
digital images
photo-sharing
instagram
Ducros
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Global Languages
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