CHID 395 A: Knowledge and Practice in the Interdisciplinary Humanities

Spring 2025
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Meeting:
MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm / DEN 210
SLN:
12338
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
WAYS OF KNOWING (AH) ___ PICTURES MAY BE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, BUT WHICH THOUSAND WORDS EXACTLY? EACH WEEK WE ENCOUNTER DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE STUDY O PHOTOGRAPHS, FROM SOCIOLOGISTS WHO ARGUE THAT PHOTOGRAPHY SOLEMNIZES ALREADY SOLIDIFIED RELATIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGISTS WHO ATTEND TO THE FUTURE-ORIENTED DREAMS OF SELF- IMAGING; FROM THE CIVIC VALUES EMBODIED IN THE CIRCULATION OF ICONIC PHOTO-JOURNALISTIC IMAGES IN LIBERAL-DEMOCRACIES, TO ART HISTORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS A "NATION" THAT GRANTS CITIZENSHIP TO ALL. THIS COURSE WILL CULMINATE IN RESEARCH PAPER, AND/OR A CREATIVE ASSIGNMENT THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY IN DIALOGUE WITH AND INFORMED BY SCHOLARLY PERSPECTIVES.
Catalog Description:
As preparation for senior thesis work, introduces a range of interdisciplinary humanities methodologies. Builds upon the importance of reflection and research design in the form of a research praxis. Offered: ASp.
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
August 11, 2025 - 9:33 pm