Europe in the 20th century doesn’t have one single history of photography, but rather a whole spectrum of movements and photographic practices occurring in different contexts. These histories range from national to diasporic, political to intimate, chance to staged, photograms to C-prints. In this course we’ll examine the work of individual photographers from different eras and regions who were either part of a large network or else working predominantly on their own — among them Luigi Ghirri, Eva Besnyő, Josef Sudek, Michael Schmidt, Alberto García Alix, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Christer Strömholm, and Rineke Dijkstra. Through lecture, discussion, creative exercises, readings and photographic assignments, you’ll broaden your understanding of the various conditions under which photographs were taken and the endless possibilities of creatively engaging with photography. This course is for photographers and general art audiences alike, whether you want to be inspired to try new directions in your own work, or simply leave with an expanded knowledge of the field.