Led by philosopher and writer Nigel Warburton

Mondays 2 June 2008 – 23 June 2008, 18.45–20.15

Is photographic portraiture merely an art of appearances? To what extent does the documentary nature of photography affect our understanding of what we see? In this four-session course you’ll explore ideas about photography and the self. We’ll discuss thinkers as diverse as Jean-Paul Sartre, Walter Benjamin, Susan Sontag, Erving Goffman and Roger Scruton. There will also be opportunities for analysing specific works as well as discussion of more general theoretical approaches.

Tate Modern  Level 7 East Room
£60 (£50 concessions), booking recommended
Price includes drinks afterwards

  

This event is related to the Street & Studio: An Urban History of Photography exhibition