After Images: Lit & Photograph
Schools of Public Engagement: Media Studies
CRN: 16141
Credits: 3
How do words make us see? Like images, words haunt us. But they also make us “see” the unseeable, the invisible, or imaginary. These questions become more complicated with the birth of photography, which transformed the written word. This course considers the role of documenting and remembering—“afterimages”—in writing and photography. But it also asks what happens to writing after photography, which can stand beyond it, sometimes ethically, or stand alongside it as a companion. Forms and genres include the essay, poetry, the novel, criticism, and journalism, as well as theories of vision, photography, and post-photography in the digital age.
College: Schools of Public Engagement (NS)
Department: Media Studies (NMDS)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 9
Add/Drop Deadline: September 11, 2023 (Monday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 19, 2023 (Sunday)
Seats Available: Yes
Status: Open*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 5:58pm EDT 5/28/2023