Susan Sontag: On Photography

Reading: Susan Sontag’s On Photography.

Ch 1 Due: Wed. 10/12

Photography A Critical Introduction Ch. 2

Please read Photography A Critical Introduction Ch. 2 for next week. The pdf is up on Moodle. Please come with two questions about the reading.

Liz Wells’ Photography A Critical Introduction

Reading: Liz Wells’ Photography A Critical Introduction Ch. 2

Due: 

Please do the following for this and all other class readings:

1. Print the text.

2. Read the text. How to read:

– Note when it was written and who wrote it.
– Mark the text with what you like/dislike and what you do not understand.
– Look up terms and images that you do not know.
– Read the footnotes.
– Read slowly and read it more than once.

3. Come to class with 2 questions and/or comments about the text.

4. Bring your marked copy of the text with your notes to the class discussion.

5. Participate in the group discussion with constructive comments that promote an open dialogue.