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History Of Photography

Current offering — AY2025/2026 Semester 2

This open elective course will provide an overview of the evolution of the photographic medium over two hundred years from earliest invention to contemporary innovations. In this course you will examine the emergence of photographic traditions and practices within the context of artistic, cultural, social, scientific, and philosophical forces that shaped particular directions in the medium?s development. This course highlights the development of photography as the first media art and is highly relevant to students pursuing the Photographic pathway in Media Arts.

AUs3.0 AUs
Grade Type
Prerequisite
Not Available To ProgrammeADM 1
Not Available To All Programme With
Not Available As BDE/UE To Programme
Not Available As Core To Programme
Not Available As PE To Programme
Mutually Exclusive With
Not Offered As BDE
Not Offered As Unrestricted Elective
Exam

Total hours per week: 3 hrs