Citizens of Photography
Citizens of Photography explores photographic archives and aesthetic projects reflecting Latinx, Caribbean, Latin American, and AfroAmerican experiences, focusing on race, migration, and colonialism.
Summary
Lectures are small, with a median of 22 enrolled students in the recorded sections.
What you’ll be able to do
Recognize and apply the methods of visual studies and contemporary photography.
Demonstrate familiarity with main artists and themes in Latinx, Caribbean and Latin American photography.
Interpret Latinx experiences through photography.
Articulate the relationship between visibility, racialization, and politics.
Discuss the relationship between photography and memory in the Latinx, Caribbean and Latin American context.
Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2· UW Guide 3
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the class
Explores photographic archives and photography-based aesthetic projects that reflect on the experiences of the Latinx, Caribbean, Latin American and AfroAmerican experience. Explores race and identity, migration, marginalization and colonialism in the USA, as well as key moments in Caribbean and Latin American history and culture: revolutions; dictatorship and genocide; globalization and violence; environmental and financial catastrophes. Stimulates critical thinking about power structures and political representation. Encourages political participation in a multicultural society and contributes to a deeper understanding of the experience of marginalized groups.
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Topics
- Race, identity, migration, and colonialism in the USA.
- Caribbean and Latin American history: revolutions, dictatorship, globalization, and catastrophes.
- Photography and memory in Latinx, Caribbean, and Latin American contexts.
Skills
- Apply methods of visual studies and contemporary photography.
- Identify main artists and themes in Latinx, Caribbean, and Latin American photography.
- Analyze relationships between visibility, racialization, and politics.
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