MEDA 190 The History of Photography
An overview of the history of photography covering major technological developments and artistic movements, focused on instances where photography shifted the human sensorium, changed our understanding of time, and spawned developments in Western sciences and pseudo-sciences (e.g. biology, anthropology, criminology, phrenology, etc.). Students learn to think clearly and write well with photographs, while they strive to understand how the flood of contemporary imagery affects individuals and society.