ARTF 188 - Women and Gender in Photography

    Recent Professors
    Jacqueline Ramirez
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C1 · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course explores the relationship between gender and photography, concentrating on representations of women and women identified photographers beginning in the 19th century and addressed in the context of the medium’s overall development. Issues of gender and gender identity are examined in relation to subject matter, contextual approaches, media, reception and criticism. This interpretive analysis of the significant influence of women and women identified in photography is structured as a balance of lectures, slide presentations, discussion, and portfolio. The course is designed for photographic art majors and all students interested in improving their ability to understand and discuss photography's unique historical, material and narrative potential.