Friday, August 30, 2013

Welcome


Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902 - 2002)
Optical Parable
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in
1931
Welcome to the class blog for History and Practice of Photography, ARTS/GASP 141 and HIST 114. This is where students will post images in response to the weekly readings.

Reading Responses
For each reading, 2-3 students will sign up to post a blog entry on this site about the reading. For the post, the student should select an image:

1)    Define and describe a concept from the reading.
2)    Introduce the image you have selected and perform a close visual reading by describing the image carefully.
3)    Analyze the relationship of the image to the concepts in the reading

The post should focus on applying the concept of the reading to an image, not a summary of the reading. The students are required to present their post at the beginning of class.

The blog post is due by 12pm on the THURSDAY BEFORE THE READING IS DUE. All students are required to read this blog post before the start of class at 10AM on Friday. All students are highly encouraged to comment on the blog entries and are required to participate in this open forum of discussion thoughtfully and respectfully.

All students are required to complete all readings thoroughly and thoughtfully before the start of class for participation in discussion.

For any questions please contact Professor Sita Bhaumik