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Coursera: Seeing Through Photographs

Sarah Meister, photography curator at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), teaches this six-week Coursera course, Seeing Through Photographs. Drawing from MOMA's rich collection of photographs, this course "aims to address the gap between seeing and truly understanding photographs by introducing a diversity of ideas, approaches, and technologies that inform their making." Designed for any member of the general public, this course features topics including the history of photography in arts and sciences and photographs that portray human subjects. These topics are taught using a series of short videos, a diverse collection of readings, artist interviews, slideshows, and more. Photographers featured in this course include Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Carrie Mae Weems, and Cindy Sherman, to name just a few. As with all Coursera courses, students have a choice to audit for free or to receive a certificate for a fee. This course may appeal to art or social studies instructions interested in incorporating photography and visual culture into their classrooms.
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July 14th, 2017
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July 10th, 2017 at 1:03pm
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July 13th, 2017 at 9:53am
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