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MPPH374 Photo: Documentary 3 cr.

This course provides an overview of the history, theory, and politics implied in making documentary work. Assignments and weekly critiques of student projects will encourage our greater understanding of the world and of the photographic language of documentary. By the end of the semester, students will produce a coherent body of work following a specific subject chosen in consultation with the instructor. Related readings, discussions, and slide presentations will be introduced. Formely titled: Documentary Seminar

Prerequisites: MPPH240 or MPPH241

Critique

Departmental Elective
Fall & Spring