A photo taken in 1912 by Eugène Atget of a Corsetière shop window on Boulevard de Strasbourg in Paris. (Image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)
Instructor(s)
Catherine Clark
MIT Course Number
21G.049
As Taught In
Spring 2017
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present. It provides exposure to major photographers and images of the French tradition, and encourages students to explore the social and cultural roles and meanings of photographs. Designed to help students navigate their own photo-saturated worlds, it also provides opportunity to gain practical experience in photography. Taught in English.
