- Contact Info
Walker, Melanie
Positions
- Professor Emerita/Emeritus, Art and Art History
Research Areas
Publications
Teaching
courses taught
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ARTS 2171 - Photography 1
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
An introduction to contemporary photographic practice. The course introduces photographic technique, history, and image evaluation while emphasizing visual literacy, conceptual development and personal expression. Degree credit not granted for this course and ARTS 1171. -
ARTS 2191 - Photography 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2021
Explores more sophisticated technical and conceptual skills to the creative process. -
ARTS 4161 - Photography 4
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
Explores advanced techniques and concepts of photography as art. Emphasizes photography as a means to formal and expressive ends. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. -
ARTS 4171 - New Directions in Photography
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Investigates the use of the photographic image in new, antique, or nonstandard ways including nonsilver, photosculpture, various color processes, photolanguage, photoinstallations, electronic media, performance, filmmaking, electrostatic art (copy machine), photobooks, photocollage, and audio/visual art. Course content changes each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 5171. -
ARTS 4717 - Studio Critique
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
Consists of consultations with faculty on individual studio problems and projects. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department consent required.
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Background
education and training
- M.F.A., Florida State University 1975
- B.A., San Francisco State University 1972