Introduction to Photography and Related Media (Fall 2021)

Instructor

Lara Baladi

TA

Tim Cousin

Units

3-3-3 or 3-3-6

Lab Fee

$75

Credit

U/G

Schedule

TR 930-1230

Location

E15-054

This introductory course in photography and related media provides practical instructions in the fundamentals of digital imaging.
Through lectures, readings, projects, film screenings, visiting artists’ presentations and critic sessions, the course introduces students to the history of photography and the use of images in contemporary art practices. It fosters, both theoretically and practically, media literacy, from analogue to digital imaging.
Throughout the semester, students work on assignments on individual and collaborative projects. They explore a range of traditional, contemporary and experimental visual art practices, while developing awareness of the history of technological and cultural production of images. Students from various disciplines are encouraged to enroll. Limited to 12.

All studio-based lectures and labs/recitations in person. Screenings and some lectures may be intermittently remote.