Course: History of Photography 4

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Course title History of Photography 4
Course code KKTS/DF4
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Fišerová Lucia, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Ideological Art: Leni Riefenstahl and the Rise of Fascism 2. Russian avant-garde and the political poster 3. The beginnings of documentary, reportage and social photography 4. Humanistic photography - Magnum Agency, The Family of Man 5. The New York School, subjective and staged documentary 6. Contemporary forms of documentary and reportage

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
Skills
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To orient oneself in the history of photography and art on the timeline
To orient oneself in the history of photography and art on the timeline
Learn the basic terminology
Learn the basic terminology
Learning to think about problems not only chronologically, but also contextually
Learning to think about problems not only chronologically, but also contextually
Understand the different artistic genres within and across their definitions
Understand the different artistic genres within and across their definitions
Familiarize yourself with the key theories of photography
Familiarize yourself with the key theories of photography
Skills
Compare the manifestations of individual motifs and themes in art and photography
Compare the manifestations of individual motifs and themes in art and photography
Understanding visual language and the possibilities of expression through the photographic medium
Understanding visual language and the possibilities of expression through the photographic medium
Know how to read and decipher a photography exhibition
Know how to read and decipher a photography exhibition
Apply the acquired knowledge from the history of photography to their own work
Apply the acquired knowledge from the history of photography to their own work
To come into deeper contact with life itself through the interpretation of images
To come into deeper contact with life itself through the interpretation of images
teaching methods
Knowledge
Projection (static, dynamic)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Projection (static, dynamic)
Skills
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Experience (self-experience)
Experience (self-experience)
assessment methods
Knowledge
Didactic test
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • sledování časopisů: American Photo, Aperture, Art & Antiques, Ateliér, Black & White, Blok, Camera Austria, Colors, Creative Camera, Dart (Slovensko), European Photography, Fotograf, Harpers´ Bazaar, Imago (Slovensko), Labyrint, Listy o fotografii, Photo (francouzské), Photonews, Profil (Slovensko), Prostor (Zlín), Revolver Revue, Umělec, Vogue.
  • FIŠEROVÁ, Lucia a Tomáš POSPĚCH. Slovenská nová vlna: 80. léta. Praha: KANT, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7437-123-3.
  • LÁBOVÁ, Alena a Filip LÁB. Soumrak fotožurnalismu: manipulace fotografií v digitální éře. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 9788024616476.
  • MARIEN, Mary Warner. Photography. A Cultural History. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2010. ISBN 9781856696661.
  • POSPĚCH, Tomáš. Myslet fotografii. Česká fotografie 1938?2000. Praha: Positif, 2014. ISBN 978-80-87407-05-0.
  • SONTAG, Susan. S bolestí druhých před očima. Praha: Paseka, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7432-092-7.
  • Tomáš Pospěch. Česká fotografie 1938 - 2000 v recenzích, textech, dokumentech. Hranice, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87407-01-1.


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