Course: History of Photography 1

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Course title History of Photography 1
Course code KKTS/DF1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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. Introduction to photography - basic historical periodization, terminology, genres, means of expression 2. PORTRAIT: Contexts of the face. Portrait of the 19th century 3. PORTRAIT: I am someone else. The problem of the self-portrait 4. PORTRAIT: The Statesman's Portrait 5. Landscape: The concept of landscape in history 6. Landscape: Idyll and Elegy

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The prerequisite is a basic orientation in the terminology of the theory, history and technology of photography.
The prerequisite is a basic orientation in the terminology of the theory, history and technology of photography.
learning outcomes
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
Lecturing
Lecturing
Projection (static, dynamic)
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
  • Baatz, Willfried. Fotografie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Computer Press, 2004. ISBN 8025102106.
  • MARIEN, Mary Warner. Photography. A Cultural History. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2010. ISBN 9781856696661.
  • PÁTEK, Jiří; VANČÁT, Pavel. Jan Svoboda: Nejsem fotograf. Brno: Moravská galerie v Brně, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7027-290-9.
  • POSPĚCH, Tomáš. Myslet fotografii. Česká fotografie 1938?2000. Praha: Positif, 2014. ISBN 978-80-87407-05-0.
  • PUTNA, Martin, C. Ivan Pinkava: Heroes. Praha: KANT, 2004. ISBN 80-86217-72-8.
  • RITTER, Dorothea, SIEGER, Dietmar, PRIMUS, Zdenek (eds.). Život věcí. Idea zátiší ve fotografii 1840-1985. KANT - Karel Kerlický, 2006. ISBN 8086970035.
  • Scheufler, Pavel. Teze k dějinám fotografie do roku 1914. Praha : AVU, 2000. ISBN 80-85883-57-0.
  • Tomáš Pospěch. Česká fotografie 1938 - 2000 v recenzích, textech, dokumentech. Hranice, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87407-01-1.
  • TRNKOVÁ, Petra. Podle přírody! Fotografie a umění v 19. století / příklady z českých a moravských sbírek. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7485-020-2.
  • VAŇOUS, Petr. Remains - Ivan Pinkava. Praha: Arbor vitae, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87164-64-8.


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