Photography and Truth OpenCourseWare: A Free Bachelor Level Photographic Communications Course Covering Photography in Anthropology by MIT
'Photography and Truth' is a free course offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and looks at the many purposes that photographs can serve in anthropology. This OpenCourseWare from MIT is aimed at undergraduate students majoring in Anthropology.
Photography and Truth: Course Specifics
| Degree Level | Free | Audio | Video | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Lectures/Notes | Study Materials | Tests/Quizzes |
|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No |
Photography and Truth: Course Description
This OpenCourseWare from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focuses on photographs as tools, art and communication in anthropology. In anthropology, photographs serve many purposes. They may be primary data, signs of a disappearing cultures, the result of fieldwork, illustrations in a book and even art. The subjects covered in this course include social practices of photography; the relationships among photography, art and ethnographic documentation and the purposes of a museum photograph and its caption. The class includes a case study about taking pictures of women in North Africa and the Middle East. MIT Professor Susan Slyomovics teaches this free undergraduate anthropology course.
This MIT OpenCourseWare about photography in Anthropology includes a detailed reading list. If you are interested in taking this free course, visit the 'Photography and Truth' course page.
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