Description
This course looks to photo books as sites for self-representation, experimentation, community, and inclusion. From punk fanzines and D-I-Y manifestos, to influential publications like The Black Photographers Annual, we will explore often overlooked corners of photography’s history that resonate with contemporary artists and visual culture today. Students will produce photographic books with special focus on low-cost bookmaking methods, print-on-demand and web-based projects. We will tour and contribute to local library special collections and connect with regional artists involved in self-publishing. Self Publishing Power asks students to discover the ways in which books can make radical spaces for art, ourselves, and for others.