Fall 2026 Visual Arts AV8200 section 001

Graduate Seminar in Photo & Related Medi

Grad Sem Photo & Related

Call Number 15473
Day, Time & Location View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Julia Pontes
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Camera Geographica: Climate Change & Gaze Politics. 
Graduate Seminar in Photo & Related Media

How can environmental damage be documented? How to incorporate research into art that responds to climate catastrophe? How to provide respect for local communities affected by the unstoppable effects of ecological damage? 

This course  explores the intersection of photography, environmental crisis, and the ethics of media. Drawing on historical approaches in photography and environmental studies, students learn to incorporate scientific data (satellite imagery, spatial data) into studio practices and data visualization. Field trips will include Rutherfurd Observatory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and Climate School, as well as conversations with artists working at the intersection of the arts and sciences. Students will develop an environmental - related research project.

Department Visual Arts
Enrollment 1 student (14 max) as of 9:07PM Thursday, August 13, 2026
Subject Visual Arts
Number AV8200
Section 001
Division School of the Arts
Open To Schools of the Arts
Note VISUAL ARTS & SOUND ART MFA STUDENTS ONLY
Section key 20263VIAR8200R001