3-0-6

This course will explore, through a variety of techniques and small assigned projects, critical issues in contemporary photographic art practice. Some of these would include: Walter Benjamins notions regarding art works in the age of mechanical reproduction; the discourse of the copy versus the original; photographic appropriations and simulacra; media representations and their ability to shape personal identity; and also contextualizations of photographic images to create and change meaning. The student would then be expected to create a body of work exploring an important issue from a personal point of view.

Prerequisite Fine Arts Studio 296, formerly FIN 296