FIH230 History and Theories of Photography
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An exploration of the changing nature of photographic thinking and practice from early 19th century experiments to present day digital and post-photography. Different visions and modes of





representation are addressed, such as photographic truth, photography as art, and photography as a means of mass communication (i.e. photojournalism, advertising, fashion and celebrities photographs, propaganda, etc.). In light of its multiple functions in art and culture, the photographic image is studied as part of a larger social, economic, institutional and ideological frame.