Photography and the East

Photography and the East is a Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies course taught by Sandra Matthews.

This course satisfies Division I requirements.

Course Description
Contemporary photography in Asia is flourishing, while its history still needs to be written. In this course, we will study the history of photography in global terms, with special emphasis on historical and contemporary work from Asia. We aim to expand the canon of photographic history, and to study vernacular as well as artistic uses of the medium. Students will read widely, view large numbers of photographs, write critically, and have the opportunity to do original research. They will also engage with a new online journal published at Hampshire called the Trans-Asia Photography Review.

Learning Goals

 * Multi-Cultural
 * Project-based
 * Presenting
 * Reading
 * Writing