History Of Photography: 1930S To 2010

How photography has been used to capture and transform the world, its inhabitants, conflicts, triumphs, and histories.

What you'll learn

Develop skills in formal and visual analysis

Develop an understanding of the history of photography and its relationship to social, economic, philosophical, and political contexts

Learn about a variety of photographers and art movements

Learn about social, political, and economic histories through analysing photography and art

Requirements

No experience necessary

Description

This course is a study of photography from the 1930s to 2010 and will focus on the historical developments, trends, styles, and movements that have shaped our understanding of photography. This course consists of chronological and thematic examinations of the role of photography in relation to artistic production, art movements, social history, landscape, politics, identity, culture, postmodernism, conceptualism, and appropriation.We will investigate the vast array of styles, artistic practices, and movements in the medium throughout the period. We will also examine how the photograph has been positioned as a documentary tool and a form of objective truth and look at how this approach has been questioned and re-envisioned. In addition, we will explore the question of how our relationship with the photograph has changed with digital technology, and how this technological influence has affected our attitudes towards the photograph. Through this course you will learn how photography has been used to capture and transform the world, its inhabitants, conflicts, triumphs,  and histories. Slide lists with information about the images in the lectures and lists of optional short videos about the topic are provided for each lecture.  I also have a History of Photography: 1839 to the 1930s course that covers the first part of photography’s history posted on Udemy.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Social Change & the Camera (1930s & 1940s)

Lecture 2 Social Change & the Camera: (1930s & 1940s)

Section 3: Photography & World War II: (1930s & 1940s)

Lecture 3 Photography & World War II: (1930s & 1940s)

Section 4: Cultural Relativism (1950s)

Lecture 4 Cultural Relativism (1950s)

Section 5: The West & the Cold War (1940s to 1960s)

Lecture 5 The West & the Cold War (1940s to 1960s)

Section 6: Photography & Pop Art: (1950s & 1960s)

Lecture 6 Photography & Pop Art: (1950s & 1960s)

Section 7: Street Photography & the Social Landscape (1960s)

Lecture 7 Street Photography & the Social Landscape (1960s)

Section 8: Photography & Conceptualism (1960s & 1970s)

Lecture 8 Photography & Conceptualism (1960s & 1970s)

Section 9: Photography, Appropriation & Postmodernism (1980s & 1990s)

Lecture 9 Photography, Appropriation & Postmodernism (1980s & 1990s)

Section 10: Photography, Landscape & the Body Politic (1980s & 1990s)

Lecture 10 Photography, Landscape & the Body Politic (1980s & 1990s)

Section 11: Photography, Identity & Politics (1980s & 1990s)

Lecture 11 Photography, Identity & Politics (1980s & 1990s)

Section 12: Early Digital Photography (1980s & 1990s)

Lecture 12 Early Digital Photography (1980s & 1990s)

Section 13: Photography in the New Millennium (2000 to 2010)

Lecture 13 Photography in the New Millennium (2000 to 2010)

Learners interested in knowing more about the history of photography and photographic processes,Photographers,Artists