Ph347: Philosophy of Photography
TAKE HOME EXAM
Select any two theorists considered on this course, and two photographs of your
own choice. With respect to the one photograph, make an argument that it supports
the claims of one of your selected theorists vis-à-vis photography. With respect to the
other photograph, make an argument that it puts pressure on the claims of your other
theorist vis-à-vis photography.
For this purpose, theorists considered on this course are:
André Bazin
Stanley Cavell
Roger Scruton
Gregory Currie
Kendall Walton
Patrick Maynard
Walter Benjamin
Roland Barthes
Barbara Savedoff
Paloma Atencia-Linares
Dawn Wilson
Please include good quality reproductions, properly captioned, of both photographs
discussed within your answer. (Properly captioned requires: author, title, medium,
dimensions and date, as a minimum.)
Please also ensure that all answers are properly formatted and referenced, according
to standard philosophy conventions, and double-spaced. See:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/undergraduate/advice/essays
You have 1500 words (inclusive of footnotes, exclusive of bibliography).
Please note: The module tutor will not respond to emails sent between the time when
the questions are released and the deadline for return of answers.