Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class Size35–40 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionLecture/discussion class that explores how photographs function in society, and, in turn, how society determines our visual environment. Images will be analyzed in context of the total photographic milieu: news, advertising, snapshots, art, the internet, TV, etc. How photographs function as evidence, demonstrations of desire, historical memory, cultural values, propaganda, and surveillance will be examined. The manufacturing of personal identity and cultural history through photographic artifacts will be emphasized. Fulfills “100” elective course requirement for Photography Certificate of Achievement. 