Dona Schwartz
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Professor
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Background
Educational Background
PhD Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1983
M.A. Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1978
B.A. Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1977
Biography
Dona Schwartz’s photographic work examines family, evolving identity, social bonds and boundaries. She received her PhD from the Annenberg School for Communications with a focus on photography and ethnography. Inspired as a teenager by André Kertész, she approaches photography with insight and humor.
Her award-winning photographs have been exhibited and published internationally. She has authored four photographic books and many academic book chapters and journal articles. Her work is included in numerous collections, among them the US Library of Congress, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the George Eastman Museum, and the Center for Creative Photography. Schwartz is Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Calgary and President and Board Chair of the Exposure Photography Festival.
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ARHI 319 | History of Photography | Fall 2022 |
| ART 235 | Intro Photog & Digital Imaging | Winter 2022 |
| ART 336 | Digital Photography | Fall 2021 |
| ART 332 | Photographic Storytelling | Winter 2022 |
| ART 438 | Long-term Projects in Photography | Winter 2021 |
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