PUPH
3110

Core Studio 4: Photo Contexts

Parsons School of Design: School of Art, Media, and Tech

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Majors Only
Core Studio 4: Video Contexts
Spring 2025
Taught By: Faculty TBA
Section: D

CRN: 11657

Credits: 3

Core Studio 4 is structured to prepare students for the thesis year by emphasizing research, iterative creation, and the honing of technical skills. Throughout each inflected section, students will craft a project statement, deliver a panel presentation, and undertake a self-directed, long-term project, gaining valuable insights through self-evaluation and peer-to-peer assessment. In combination with the curriculum in Core Seminar 4: Contemporary Topics, students’ build a strong research-based creative practice. The video inflection is aimed at advancing conceptual and technical skills in the realm of moving images within a broader creative context. This course employs complex video equipment, setups, and post-production editing to strengthen students' proficiency in visual strategies and narrative techniques. Through field trips, screenings, readings, and discussions, students gain valuable insights to contextualize their projects within a lens-based practice. Students will produce projects that not only demonstrate technical skill but also exhibit critical awareness, bridging the gap between theoretical understanding and practical application.

Open to: Bachelors degree in Photography majors, juniors only. Pre-requisite: PUPH 3100 Core Studio 3. Co-requisite: PUPH 3111 Core Seminar 4.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 13

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

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: 7:40pm EST 12/13/2024

Core Studio 4: Fashion
Spring 2025
Taught By: Sarah Hasted
Section: A

CRN: 2835

Credits: 3

Core Studio 4 is structured to prepare students for the thesis year by emphasizing research, iterative creation, and the honing of technical skills. Throughout each inflected section, students will craft a project statement, deliver a panel presentation, and undertake a self-directed, long-term project, gaining valuable insights through self-evaluation and peer-to-peer assessment. In combination with the curriculum in Core Seminar 4: Contemporary Topics, students’ build a strong research-based creative practice. In the fashion section students will work individually and collaboratively to produce still and time-based imagery. The class will function as a photo studio with students taking on different roles as creative director, photographer, stylist, assistant, digital tech, etc. Field trips, visiting artists, and lectures will contextualize the class within the history of fashion photography and the contemporary moment. Class discussions explore the roles of image-makers in the fashion industry and the collaborative group structures in which they work. Social responsibility within the field of fashion and image-making informed by the analysis of key critical texts on fashion theory, imagery, and design, help students create a solid foundation on which to develop their individual practice.

Open to: Bachelors degree in Photography majors, juniors only. Pre-requisite: PUPH 3100 Core Studio 3. Co-requisite: PUPH 3111 Core Seminar 4.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 13

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* 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: 7:40pm EST 12/13/2024

Core Studio 4: Documentary
Spring 2025
Taught By: Graham Macindoe
Section: B

CRN: 2836

Credits: 3

Core Studio 4 is structured to prepare students for the thesis year by emphasizing research, iterative creation, and the honing of technical skills. Throughout each inflected section, students will craft a project statement, deliver a panel presentation, and undertake a self-directed, long-term project, gaining valuable insights through self-evaluation and peer-to-peer assessment. In combination with the curriculum in Core Seminar 4: Contemporary Topics, students’ build a strong research-based creative practice. The documentary strategies inflection is focused on exploring historical and contemporary practices in documentary photography, with an emphasis on research methodologies, ethics and conceptual execution in the field. This course will explore the planning, collaboration and awareness needed to properly take on documentary work and the broader context in which it can exist. Through readings, field trips, discussions and projects - students will gain insight into the complexities of documenting culture and the everyday. This course considers the critical role the photographer plays with respect to the objectivity of the lens and the subjective nature of documentation will also be examined and heavily explored.

Open to: Bachelors degree in Photography majors, juniors only. Pre-requisite: PUPH 3100 Core Studio 3. Co-requisite: PUPH 3111 Core Seminar 4.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 13

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* 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: 7:40pm EST 12/13/2024

Core Studio 4: Conceptual Prac
Spring 2025
Taught By: Adam Ames
Section: C

CRN: 10621

Credits: 3

Core Studio 4 is structured to prepare students for the thesis year by emphasizing research, iterative creation, and the honing of technical skills. Throughout each inflected section, students will craft a project statement, deliver a panel presentation, and undertake a self-directed, long-term project, gaining valuable insights through self-evaluation and peer-to-peer assessment. In combination with the curriculum in Core Seminar 4: Contemporary Topics, students’ build a strong research-based creative practice. This conceptual practice section will focus on current and historical ideas, theories, and philosophies regarding and surrounding lens-based mediums to explore a range of image-making strategies in order to ground each student's creative practice with a diverse range of conceptual frameworks. Through readings, field trips, discussions, and projects, students will gain a robust understanding of how conceptual methods have shaped contemporary art practices and develop idea-based strategies attuned to each of their own creative practices.

Open to: Bachelors degree in Photography majors, juniors only. Pre-requisite: PUPH 3100 Core Studio 3. Co-requisite: PUPH 3111 Core Seminar 4.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 13

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* 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: 7:40pm EST 12/13/2024