AFRICAAM 248C: Curating the Image: African Photography and the Politics of Exhibitions (HISTORY 248C, HISTORY 348C)

African & African American Studies Stanford University 5.0 credits

Course Description

This course will be built around a photography exhibition at the Cantor Art Center, featuring the images of South African photographer, Sabelo Mlangeni. The class will invite students to consider both the history and the present-day state of photography on the African continent, exploring themes such as social-realist documentary photography and an African tradition of studio photography. The class will also reflect upon curatorial questions, including how, where, and why certain photographic work is displayed, and the aesthetics as well as politics of museum display.

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