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Thompsons Photography and the Welfare on the London poor
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Roland Barthes described the emergence of photography in the early nineteenth century as an "anthropological revolution in man's history," a "truly unprecedented type of consciousness." This course ai... ms to examine this proposition by tracing the history of photographic 'consciousness' in the nineteenth century as it develops within a number of specific thematics, from the medium 's conception in the late 18th century through to debates in the early 20th century about photography's relationship to artistic and social issues. The class's structure will allow for individual sessions to combine a formal, illustrated presentation with some detailed discussion of particular photographers, images and texts. Taken as a whole, the class will look at photography as a cultural phenomenon as much as an art form, critically studying the various discursive arenas that this new medium helped to foster and redefine. [Show More]
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