ANTH 120 - Visual Anthropology

Upper Division

Multimedia (images and video) are powerful tools for the representation (or misrepresentation) of social and natural worlds. Because we live in an image-saturated society, this course aims to help students develop a critical awareness of how visual images affect us, and how they can be used and misused. The course examines photographic and cinematic representations of human lives with special emphasis on the documentary use of film and photography in anthropology. The course has historical, theoretical, ethical, and hands-on components, and students will learn to use various forms of multimedia to produce a coherent and effective presentation.

Course credits: 1