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Photography in the Contemporary World

This course is an approach to photography and photographic language. A theoretical and practical exploration of the uses of photography and how we can use it as a tool for artistic expression, for documentary purposes, or as a key to self-discovery and reaffirmation of personal identity. In this course, we will study existing referents and projects, with a new perspective that, in addition to the standard classic ones, includes authors and projects whose work treats issues that include gender, lgtbi+, colonialism, and race. One of the objectives of the course is for students to become familiar with and discover the different sides of Barcelona through photography, so during the course we will attend exhibitions, museums, workshops, and they will be asked to develop a series of photographic reports, with the purpose of bringing them closer to the city, its culture, and its inhabitants, at the same time that they put into practice technical issues of composition, light, color theory, and artistic criteria. The other objective is the students of the course become able to build a critical exploration of the image, that they learn to read and to generate a complete analysis of the photographs. Throughout the course, each student will work on a personal project of their own choosing, which will be developed as the classes progress, with the help of some guidelines, the corresponding theory and personalized feedback

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Programs

This course is available as part of these programs.

Choose from May Term, June Term, and/or July Term! Located in the heart of the city, the Barcelona SAE Academic Study Center (SIS) boasts the best local and international professors while maintaining small class sizes. Individualized attention, group projects and our Barce-Local curriculum sets this program ...

Starting at $5,395 SU

Barcelona SAE Academic Center (SIS) - Summer

Spend your July Term in Barcelona! Learn more about yourself, gain confidence, develop skills in cultural competency, and receive individualized mentorship from our dedicated onsite staff. This program is designed to connect students that study at various HBCUs with each other and with students from across the ...

$4,645 SU

CEP - HBCU Consortium - Black Barcelona

The SIS + UPF Semester Program provides students to take courses at our study center, SIS, alongside courses on a historic campus, UPF, in either English and/or Spanish. This comprehensive hybrid program provides students with the best of both worlds – small class sizes and local campus immersion.

$17,295 FA, SP

Barcelona SAE Academic Center (SIS) + UPF

The SIS + Internship Semester Program offers students the unique opportunity to  combine 9 credits of coursework at our study center, SIS, with a 3 credit professional internship in a variety of fields. Course and internship options are available in both English and/or Spanish.

$17,295 FA, SP

Barcelona SAE Academic Center (SIS) + Internship

Located in the heart of the city, the Barcelona SAE Academic Study Center at the School for International Studies (SIS) boasts the best local and international professors while maintaining small class sizes. Individualized attention, group projects and our Barce-Local curriculum sets this program apart.

$17,295 FA, SP

Barcelona SAE Academic Center (SIS) - Semester