The Experimental Photograph

CFA AR 508

  • Digital/Multimedia Expression
  • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
  • Teamwork/Collaboration

This course brings together the STEM disciplines with the art of photography through hands on experiments and explorations of neuroscience, engineering, and new media. From pinhole photography to 3D printing, students will gain skills in historical processes within the medium of photography as well as current technologies. Readings from both the natural sciences and critical theory will also be required. The interdisciplinary approach to the course aims to broaden students' understanding of the medium of photography and to appreciate an expanded view of the arts and sciences. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Pepe FLR 532 TR 12:30 pm-3:15 pm Open to Visual Arts majors and minors.

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