ARTHIST 206

South Asian Photography


Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for ARTHIST 206.

Description

Examines the development and reception of photography from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries across South Asia, focusing on how photographic practices evolved in response to socio-political factors such as class, gender, and colonisation. The course will cover topics such as studio portraits, painted images, and fine-art prints looking at work by artists such as Dayanita Singh and Raghu Rai.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for ARTHIST 206.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2022

Not taught in 2022

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Sophia Powers

Points

ARTHIST 206: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage I in Art History and 30 points passed

Restrictions

ARTHIST 313