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Semester 1

Latin American 'Photographies' (HIAR10203)

Subject

History of Art

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed 3 History of Art courses at grade B or above, and please note that we will not consider History courses unrelated to Art, or practical Art courses, towards these pre-requisites. We will only consider University/College level courses. Please see Additional Restrictions below.

Course Summary

The course offers a thematic overview of photographic practices from Latin America (including Central America and the Caribbean), exploring the work of established photographers, alongside lesser-known practitioners and overlooked figures, as well as artists working with photography, and inter-media approaches.

Course Description

Though seminar topics may vary from year to year, class discussion will be structured around themes such as: Metropolitan Vernaculars and Modernist Vision; Social Documentary and 'Fotografía Comprometida'; The Political Body: Feminist and Queer Identities; Colonial Aftermaths: Indigenous, Black and Mestizo Identities; Colour. The course seeks to problematise notions of Latin America as a homogenous cultural entity by introducing a multitude of national, regional and transnational or diasporic perspectives. One might ask, for instance, how Central America and the Caribbean fit into this discussion, and why their histories of photography have been left outside of a still-developing canon? Photography has a rich and textured history in Latin America, yet the most prominent work is often political, social and documentary in character. While recognizing the importance of these issues and approaches, the course aims nonetheless to open up new avenues for inquiry, exploring less visible discourses and categories.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 50%, Coursework 50%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

Unless you are nominated on a History of Art exchange agreement, visiting students are only permitted to enrol in one 3rd year History of Art course each, per semester, before the start of the relevant semester’s welcome period – and spaces on each course are limited so cannot be guaranteed for any student. Enrolment in a second course from this group will depend on whether there are still spaces available in the September Welcome Period, and cannot be guaranteed. It is NOT appropriate for students to contact staff within this subject area to ask for an exception to be made; all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. This is due to the extremely limited number of spaces available in this very popular subject area.

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