HR4003 From Colonialism to Tourism: Early Photography in Asia
Last offered: AY2026/2027 Semester 1
This course introduces you to the relationships between photography, colonialism, and tourism in nineteenth-century Asia. You will examine how photographic images participated as discursive objects in various contexts for different purposes and mediums. You will study a diverse range of images produced by western and local photographers that document and interpret Asia. Through museum visits and conversations with curators, you will develop and refine skills in fieldwork research in preparation for your final-year project.
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DD1003Introduction To The Histories Of Art I: Western Art HistoryDD1004Introduction To The Histories Of Art Ii: Asian Art HistoryDD2000Introduction To The Histories Of Southeast Asian ArtHH1001What Is History?HH1002Asia-Pacific in Global History: Pre-1800HH1003Asia-Pacific in Global History: From 1800HR2001Introduction to the Histories of Southeast Asian ArtFrom Colonialism to Tourism: Early Photography in Asia
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- HR1001Ways of Seeing: Exploring Visual Culture
- HR1003Introduction to the Histories of Art I
- HR2001Introduction to the Histories of Southeast Asian Art
- HR2003The Art & Architecture of 'The Long Century':1789-1914
- HR2009Contemporary Curating
- HR2010Introduction to Museum Studies
- HR3005Fantasy & the Fantastic in the Arts
- HR3010Weird Art Writing
- HR3012Dancing Cultures: Art, Body, & Performance
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