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Photographic Storytelling: Italy Past & Present
Study in Florence Program
Florence, Italy
Dates: early Sep 2025 - late Apr 2026
Photographic Storytelling: Italy Past & Present
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA Florence Center
Location: Florence, Italy
Primary Subject Area: Photography
Instruction in: English
Course Code: PHT305FLR
Transcript Source: University of New Haven
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: One 200-level course or two 100-level courses in photography, art history, or another relevant subject area
DESCRIPTION
This course aims to acquaint students with the history of Italy, from the unification process (1861) to the present through photography. Students will learn, through a combination of in-class lectures and presentations, field trips and visits to exhibitions, about the country's key events by analyzing iconic images, and reportages, in relation to what is produced in other countries. Emphasis is placed on analyzing images, understanding their aesthetic and historical contexts, as a means through which decipher Italian society. Complementary to the academic side of the course is the practical side, consisting in learning the basics of photographic techniques (basic camera skills, composition). Students will work on weekly journals/projects to document the traces of the past in everyday reality.