# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- understand that photographs are shaped by a set of conventions based on ideas and practices which are not immediately apparent
- understand that photographs, like other documentary records, are partial and biased
- understand that photographs, like other documentary records, require critical analysis and careful interpretation
- understand the importance of contextualisation in analysing photographs.

OpenLearn - Picturing the family
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