Course: History of the World Photography 1

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Course title History of the World Photography 1
Course code DVU/DSF1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bártl Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- The principle of photographs, technical preconditions of media, techniques 19th century (Niepce, Daguerre, Bayard, Talbot). - One over the lens (Archer, Disderi, Nadar, Hill) - Photography as a tool gripping the world (du Camp, le Gray, negro, Salzmann, Bisson) - The war as a real suffering (Fenton, Brady, O'Sullivan) - Pictorialism and Camera Work, the beginnings of film and color photos - The beginnings of avant-garde photo - Surrealism (Atget, Bellmer, Ray, Tabard) - Constructivism and New Objectivity (Bauhaus and Soviet avant-garde) - Photo as a witness - the beginnings of social photography (Hine, Evans, Lange, Sander, Strand)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 1 hour per semester
  • Semestral Work - 8 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the development of the medium of photography from its beginnings to the present day. Attention is paid to the technical aspects of photography, the "transformation" of the media in utilitarian artistic medium. She considers the relationship development in the context of development of photo art as a whole.
Students should be able to basic knowledge of historical photographic techniques, he should be able to explain their technological nature and visually identify them. Furthermore, should receive orientation in the history of art photography and get acquainted with the most important personalities and their work in the context of art as a whole. Last but not least, it should understand the specifics Photo - depending on its mechanical nature - and thus a distinctive "reading" the resulting works of art.
Prerequisites
Basic orientation in the history of art.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Seminar paper and colloquium.
Recommended literature
  • Daniela Mrázková. (1986). Příběh fotografie. Praha.
  • Michel Frizot (ed.). (1996). A New History of Photography. Köln.
  • Pavel Scheufler. (1993). Historické fotografické techniky. Praha.
  • William S. Johnson. (2010). Dějiny fotografie. Praha.
  • Yve?Alain Bois, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Hal Foster et al. (2007). Umění po roce 1900. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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