Course: Current Trends in Photography 1

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Course title Current Trends in Photography 1
Course code KKTS/STFO1
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)
  • Fišerová Lucia, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Museum and gallery as ritual space 2. The cult of the artist 3. The curator as a distributor of meanings 4. The artwork and its aura in the time of technical reproducibility 5. The spiritual dimension of art 6. The work of art as a commodity

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic), Teamwork
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 19 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
gain a basic orientation in the current development and tendencies of photography
gain a basic orientation in the current development and tendencies of photography
learn to understand a theoretical text
learn to understand a theoretical text
will be able to place his/her own work in the historical context of the development of photography
will be able to place his/her own work in the historical context of the development of photography
will be able to list and explain the most common phenomena reflected in contemporary art
will be able to list and explain the most common phenomena reflected in contemporary art
learn to understand the nature of the medium and define what a good image means to them
learn to understand the nature of the medium and define what a good image means to them
Skills
the ability of deeper self-reflection of one's own work
the ability of deeper self-reflection of one's own work
to create a working set of high quality photographs, to choose the appropriate adjustment and installation in the space
to create a working set of high quality photographs, to choose the appropriate adjustment and installation in the space
design a portfolio matching the quality of the photos
design a portfolio matching the quality of the photos
acquire basic knowledge in communication with exhibition and publishing institutions
acquire basic knowledge in communication with exhibition and publishing institutions
will acquire critical thinking and the ability to evaluate an exhibition or publication through a review
will acquire critical thinking and the ability to evaluate an exhibition or publication through a review
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Teamwork
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Teamwork
assessment methods
Essay
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Essay
Recommended literature
  • ANDERSON, Gail (ed.). Reinventing the Museum, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift. AltaMira Press. U. S., 2004. ISBN 978-0759101708.
  • Barthes, Roland. Světlá komora. Agite/Fra, Praha, 2005.
  • BATCHEN, Geoffrey. Obraz a diseminace: Za novou historii pro fotografii. Praha, NAMU, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7331-409-5.
  • CÍSAŘ, Karel. Co je to fotografie?. Praha: Herrmann & synové, 2004. ISBN 80-239-5169-6.
  • ČERNÁ, Jitka - VOJTÍŠKOVÁ, Lucie a kol. Výstava Velmi křehké vztahy, obraz rodiny v současném umění. Kurátorský a marketingový přístup k výstavě. Fakulta umění a designu Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně. Ústí nad Labem, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7414-168-3.
  • Elkins, James. Proč lidé pláčou před obrazy : příběhy lidí, které obrazy dojaly k slzám. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2007. ISBN 978-80-200-1509-9.
  • FERGUSON, Bruce. W. Thinking About Exhibitions. Routledge, 1996. ISBN 978-0415115902.
  • FESL, David; GROSSEOVÁ, Isabela. Afterlife výstavy. AVU. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-87108-80-2.
  • FIŠEROVÁ, Lucia L.; POSPĚCH, Tomáš (ed.). Role fotografie. Rozhovory o různé fotografii. Praha: PositiF, 2019. ISBN 978-80-87407-27-1.
  • FREELANDOVÁ, Cynthia. Teorie umění. Praha: Dokořán, 2011. ISBN 978-90-7363-164-2.
  • Hájek, Václav. Jak rozpoznat odpadkový koš. Labyrint, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87260-31-9.
  • Horáček Ondřej. Místa Počinu. Praha: Komunikační prostor Školská, 2009. ISBN 978-80-254-8775-4.
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Muzeum umění v digitální době. Prasha, 2000. ISBN 80-7203-252-6.
  • KORECKÝ, David, ed. Médium kurátor: role kurátora v současném českém umění.. 2009. ISBN 978-80-8660-351-3.
  • MARINCOLA, Paula. What Makes a Great Exhibition?. Reaktion Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0970834614.
  • MORGANOVÁ, Pavlína, Terezie NEKVINDOVÁ a Dagmar SVATOŠOVÁ. Výstava jako médium: české umění 1957-1999.. Praha: VVP AVU, 2020. ISBN 978-80-88366-13-3.
  • OBRIST, Hans Ulrich. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Curating* But Were Afraid to Ask. Sternberg Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1933128252.
  • OBRIST, Hans Ulrich. Stručná historie kurátorství. Kutná Hora, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7056-167-6.
  • O'DOHERTY, Brian. Uvnitř bílé krychle. Ideologie galerijního prostoru. Tranzit. Praha, 2014. ISBN ?80-87259-30-4.
  • O´NEILL, Paul (ed.). Curating subjects. Open Editions. London, 2007. ISBN 978-0949004161.
  • ORIŠKOVÁ, MÁRIA (ed.). Efekt múzea: predmety, praktiky, publikum. Bratislava, 2006.
  • SILVERIO, Robert. Nefotografie neslova. Praha: NAMU, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7331-420-0.


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