| Course title | Chapters from the History of Photography 1 |
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| Course code | DVU/BKDF1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1/ preconditions of the emergence of photography and its cultural and historical context 2/ photography and the construction of modern science 3/ disputes over the medium 4/ noble techniques versus "pure photography" 5/ aura of originality, artwork 6/ photography and art criticism 7/ photography and the avant-garde 8/ photography and aesthetics/ art history 9/ forming the "gaze" and "reading photography" 10/ the everyday in photography and the aesthetics of the everyday 11/ photography as escape and denial 12/ tools of emancipation - photography and politics 13/ final debate
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course focuses on the history and theory of photography. It is divided into two semesters, consisting of lectures, discussions, studio visits, and exhibitions. The aim of the course is to offer a basic insight into the technical image. To do so, it uses the tools of contemporary analytical aesthetics (discussion of the artistic and aesthetic value of photography), curatorial practice (the process of establishing the medium, the emergence of the early collections), and the photographic history itself, which, in addition to the history of the medium, also includes a more general context of technological, philosophical and social knowledge, or reflects on the process of their formation.
After completing the course, the student should be able to approach the medium of photography critically, to place it in the broader context of visual culture (or art), apply the basic procedures and strategies of art history and related disciplines, and familiarize him/herself with the newly emerging historiography of photography. |
| Prerequisites |
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active participation in class, preparation of seminar work, test
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Seminar Work
Successful completion of the course requires the completion of two assignments - 1/ translation of a selected academic text, and 2/ archival research or thematic study and its presentation. Active participation in the semester excursion is a prerequisite for successful completion of the course |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |