CCAS M218
Latinx Photoethnography
Chicana/o and Central American Studies · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Anthropology M239R.) Hands-on introduction to using photography as ethnographic field method. Introduction to basics of photography with review of key and relevant literature from fields of sociocultural anthropology, visual anthropology, and photographic theory. Exploration of technical, ethical, and aesthetic aspects of picture making and their relationship to anthropological field methods, participant observation, and issues of representation—especially among Latinx communities. Student-lead discussions of assigned readings and in-class hands-on learning. Quarter-long photoethnography project focused on Latinx issues in greater Los Angeles.
S/U or letter grading.
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