Chabot College Fall 2001
Course Outline for Art 67
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
(See also Photography 67)
Catalog Description :
67 - History of Photography 3 units
A broad chronological survey of photography from its invention to the present. Considers the medium's dual role as technology and art. Addresses a multiplicity of photographic themes and purposes. Considers the intersections of photography and technology, history, art, and everyday life. May not receive credit if Photography 67 has been completed. 3 hours.
Prerequisite Skills :
None
Expected Outcomes for Students :
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
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4. demonstrate an understanding of 19 th
century photography as it relates to technological, historical and artistic issues; identify photographs by their technical process; demonstrate an understanding of 20 th
century photography as it relates to technological, historical and artistic issues; demonstrate an understanding of photography's influence on the development of other arts;
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9. assess the role of photography in their own lives; identify the major themes and purposes of photography and articulate how these relate to photography's dual role as information technology and art; interpret the various ways in which photographs have been used as vehicles of expression; demonstrate an understanding of photography's most current manifestations; identify and discuss non-western European photographic practices.
Course Content :
1. Photography and 19 th century technology: invention, light sensitivity,
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5. camera obscura, collodion
Photography and 19 th
century history: colonialism, modernization, war
Photography and 19 th
century art: pictorialism, straight photography, the Photo
Secession, photography's influence on modern painting
Photography and 19 th
century everyday life: cartes des visites; photo albums, police records
Photography and 20 th
century technology: gelatin silver, color, digitization

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Course Outline for Art 67, Page 2
Fall 2001
Course Content (continued):
6. Photography and 20 th century history: World Wars, the Depression,
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8. photojournalism, social reform
Photography and 20 th
century art: the avant garde, the landscape tradition, the
"street" tradition, composite photography
Photography and 20 th
century everyday life: Kodak, mug shots, wedding photography, the family album
9. Non-western European photographic traditions: e.g., photo escultura in Mexico, photo grave markers in Israel, photographers of the Harlem Renaissance
10. Present and future trends: postmodern photography, digitization, copyright
Methods of Presentation :
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Illustrated lectures utilizing slides, reproductions and original photographic prints
Viewing of exhibits of originals photographs
Large and small group discussion
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress :
1. Typical Assignments
2. a. b. c.
One-page descriptive essays on designated photograph(s)
Three-page interpretive essays on designated photograph(s)
Five-to-seven page critical evaluation of photo exhibition or recently published photography book
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress a. Class discussion b. c.
Examination
Written assignments d. Oral presentations
Textbook(s) (Typical): History of Photography, Beaumont Newhall, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 5 th
edition, 1998.
Special Student Materials : None kh Zip/CourseOutlines/Art 67
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