Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis The first part of the subject charts the history of photography from the invention of the camera to surrealism. It considers the uses of photography as a recording device in psychology, social history and the legal system as well as the relationship between photography and the visual arts in the modernist period. The camera as a weapon in nature and in society, ie surveillance of populations (especially in the developing world) will be addressed critically. The role of photography in the print media will be discussed in terms of a shrinking world and finally pornography and eroticism will be analysed focusing on the metaphor of the camera as `keyhole.'
Assessment Seminar paper (1500 words): 25% + Essay (3000 words): 50% + Visual test (1.5 hours): 25%