ARTX215 A History of Photography—Schedule
Fall Quarter 2014, Kalamazoo College
Richard Koenig, Professor

 

Week

Tuesday

Thursday

1

Introductions

Syllabus & tour

Hand out Outline for Exam One

Introduction (PPTX)

Chapter 1 Hirsch

Darkroom—make pinhole photographs

2

Chapters 2 and 3 Hirsch

Shoot with better pinhole cameras and view camera

Chapter 4 Hirsch

Discuss Sontag 1: Plato

Darkroom—make positives

3

Chapter 5 Hirsch

Video Interlude: Ken BurnsÕ The Civil War

Discuss Sontag 2: America

Review for Exam One—see Exam One Notes

Hand out Outline for Exam Two

Handout: The West

Exam One (Chapters 1-5)

4

Chapters 6 and 7 Hirsch

Discuss Reading: The West

 

No class

IÕm out of town shooting for my project

5

Chapters 8 and 9 Hirsch

Video Interlude: Chris MarkerÕs La Jetˇe

Discuss Sontag 3: Melancholy

Review for Exam Two—see Exam Two Notes

Thematic Presentation Example—Conceptual Photo

Hand out Outline for Exam Three

Exam Two (Chapters 6-9)

6

Chapters 10 and 11 Hirsch

Discuss Sontag 4: Heroism

Visit the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts to view prints

Chapter 12 Hirsch

Visit the college archives to view 19th century photographs

Form presentation groups

7

Chapter 13 Hirsch

Discuss Sontag 5: Evangels

Review for Exam Three—Hand out Study Guide for Exam Three

Touch base on Student Presentations

Hand out Outline for Exam Four

Exam Three (Chapters 10-13)

8

Chapter 14 Hirsch

Two student presentations

No class

IÕm out of town shooting for, and speaking about, my project

9

Chapter 15 Hirsch

Two student presentations

Chapter 16 Hirsch

Two student presentations

10

Chapter 17 Hirsch

Review for Exam Four—Hand out Study Guide for Exam Three

Course Evaluations

Exam Four (Chapters 14-17)

 

Pick up your exam during our official final exam time.

 

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