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HTA – “You Press the Button, We Do the Rest”: Vernacular Photography and Memory in the Age of Algorithms

March 22, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Free

Jackson State University – Liberal Arts Room 166/266, Jackson, MS

Borrowing its title from one of Kodak’s early advertising slogans, this lecture explores how vernacular photography has responded to the immense technological changes in the ways images are made, distributed, and consumed. It also looks at how these changes impact the teaching of both photography and visual literacy.

Details

Date:
March 22, 2022
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Cost:
Free

Organizer

Mississippi Humanities Council

Venue

Jackson State University
1400 J.R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217
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