Course: Current Trends in Photography 4

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Course title Current Trends in Photography 4
Course code KKTS/STFO4
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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
BODY ART IN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER STUDIES AND POSTCOLONIALISM LANDSCAPE ART IN THE ANTHROPOCENE ART AND PARTICIPATION ART AND THE QUESTION OF TRUTH THE POSTMODERN SITUATION IN ART

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic), Teamwork
  • Participation in classes - 24 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • HEIFERMAN, Marvin, (ed.). Photography Changes Everything. New York: Aperture, 2012. ISBN 9781597111997.
  • SILVERIO, Robert. Nefotografie neslova. Praha: NAMU, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7331-420-0.


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