CITIZENS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and apply the methods of visual studies and contemporary photography. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate familiarity with main artists and themes in Latinx, Caribbean and Latin American photography. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret Latinx experiences through photography. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Articulate the relationship between visibility, racialization, and politics. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss the relationship between photography and memory in the Latinx, Caribbean and Latin American context. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and apply the methods of visual studies and contemporary photography. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate familiarity with main artists and themes in Latinx, Caribbean and Latin American photography. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret Latinx experiences through photography. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Articulate the relationship between visibility, racialization, and politics. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss the relationship between photography and memory in the Latinx, Caribbean and Latin American context. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Undergraduate
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- CITIZENS OF PHOTOGRAPHY · 3 credits.