ART 296 - Photography in the Expanded Field

This course will invite students to question the limits of the photographic medium through its history and its ever-changing definition. This class is a space to experiment and expand the notions of photography as a medium in relation to other practices like drawing, paintin, and installation art. Challenging the technical, aesthetic, and conceptual possibilities of photography through projects, readings, slide presentations, lab work, and critiques. Basic photography knowledge is expected. Students must be highly self-motivated and are required to attend workshops and do studio work outside of class times.

Unit(s): 1
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I
Prerequisite(s): One course from ART 190, ART 191, or ART 192
Instructional Method: Studio
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Notes: Enrollment limited to 16.
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

Understand how arguments can be made, visions presented, or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols, movement, images, sounds, etc.).
Analyze and interpret texts, whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts.
Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts).