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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2017 through Summer 2021
- Course Number:
- ART 216
- Course Title:
- Introduction to the History of Photography
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
·Make connections between the past and present through an understanding of photographic history and contemporary visual culture
·View photographs "dynamically," that is, appreciate simultaneously the unique qualities and uses of a particular image, place an image within its cultural context and recognize its relationship to other forms of art.
·Apply an awareness of photography’s history as a lens through which to evaluate and contextualize graphic design and contemporary media
·Recognize the ways in which photographic media and techniques have been incorporated into modern and contemporary art practices in order to be an informed and critical viewer
Integrative Learning
Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to reflect on one’s work or competencies to make connections between course content and lived experience.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
The student will:
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Comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate reading assignments
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Identify photographs and photographic processes, and relate facts and ideas about photographs and photographic techniques in exam format· Research, plan, compose, edit and revise short papers
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Concepts, and Issues:
Theoretical
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Critical interpretations of the role(s) of photography
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Photography and issues of race and gender
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Photography as truth and fiction
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Photography and other media
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Stylistic and Interpretive
Photography and technology
· Visual literacy
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Photographic techniques and media
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"Seeing and knowing"
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Social and Cultural
Formal elements of photographic composition
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Other peoples and their histories, values, and culture
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Photography and economics
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Photography and the social fabric
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Photography and gender
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Photography as document
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Photography as aesthetic object
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Historical impact of photography
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The influence of photography on art and one’s own culture
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The influence of photography on how we view other cultures
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How cultures have adopted/adapted photographic strategies
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The photographer
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The various impulses behind photography
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The role of the artist in society
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Biography
Competencies and Skills:
The successful student should be able to:
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Work creatively with art-historical data, using it to develop principles of art history
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Recognize and appraise patterns in historical phenomena
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Assess the ways in which a photograph is affected by our own vantage point
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Assess the ways in which a photograph is affected by its contextual surroundings
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Recognize and discriminate among various styles of photography from the mid-19th century to the present
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Conduct a formal analysis of a photographic work of art and appreciate the interrelationship of its elements
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Express the relationship of photographs to society and culture to style
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Analyze the "meaning" of art objects through understanding of historical, social, and political context
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Use specific terminology to describe works of art
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Transfer to a four-year college and continue a course of study in the field of art history, fine art, graphic design, history, journalism and social sciences