Introduction to Art History for High School: History of Photography
Molly McGill, M.A.
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In this eight-week course, students will learn the history and development of photographic technologies and how artists have used this medium to communicate over the last century, from Daguerre to Ansel Adams to Warhol!
Class experience
Welcome to the History of Photography! In this class, students will learn about the development of photographic technologies and how the medium has been viewed by art and art history, from the nineteenth century earliest photographs to selfies and the iPhone today. Throughout the course, students will be exposed to various names in photographic history that brought the medium to the forefront of art in the twentieth century. Each week, students will engage in a fifty minute class that...
This class is taught in English.
Students will learn the following things in this course: --How to talk about and describe photography and photographic technologies, both verbally and in written form --The characteristics of photography and how the medium ahs evolved --How to think critically about photography and images that are presented to you --How photography fits into a larger historical context and how world events shape art production
I have been teaching art history for seven years now and have a Master's Degree in Art History. I started my career teaching at the university level and in museums and have been teaching art history on Outschool since 2018. I developed this introductory series for middle and high schoolers so that they could have a foundation for talking about the arts earlier than at the college level and be exposed to history in a new way!
Homework Offered
Each week, students will respond to questions that correlate with the week's topics in 1-2 paragraphs. Further, a longer visual analysis will be assigned in Week 3 for practice evaluating photographs in a longer written format and a small research project will be assigned in Week 4, due the final week of class, where students will explore the works of a photographer that we will not cover at length in class in a five-paragraph essay.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Learner progress is assessed through in-class discussions, online discussions, and written assignments. Grades available upon request.Grades Offered
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Photographs depicts may contain nudity or violence, specifically during weeks where warfare is discussed (nothing heavily graphic will be shown but images may be upsetting to some). I will always provide an in-class warning in case a learner wants to step away for a moment.
For this class, materials will be utilized from a number of academic sources compiled from my own educational experiences and study, including museum publications, academic journals, lectures and conferences, and artist publications and websites when applicable. Students will be taught from a decolonized, inclusive perspective. Examples of source materials include John Berger's "Ways of Seeing," Beaumont Newhall's "The History of Photography", Susan Sontag's "On Photography", and other sources by authors like Jae Emerling, Roland Barthes, Walter Benjamin, and more!
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Hello Outschool families! My name is Molly McGill and I am so excited to be teaching on the Outschool platform and sharing what I love with students from all over the world. I earned my Masters in art history from the University of Colorado, where...
Group Class
$125
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
50 min
Completed by 14 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
5-10 learners per class
