Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2020-2021
FWIS 149 - THE OPTICS OF KINSHIP
Long Title: THE OPTICS OF KINSHIP: REFRAMING FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY IN US HISTORY
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will look at the history of photography as a powerful force in constructing the politics of family in the US. By looking at photographs from history, art, and our own families, students will learn how photography shaped not just familial norms, but race, gender, sexuality, and national belonging. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FWIS 149 if student has credit for CLAS 303.