History of Photography 1

Subject guarantor:

Name of lecturer(s):

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

orientation in the history of photography

Mode of study:

lectures and students thematic presentations

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No prerequisites

Recommended optional programme components:

Course contents:

History of Photography is a series of lectures tracing developments in creative and documentary photography from its beginning to the end of the 19th century.

It unites the factual and interpretative approaches.

Recommended or required reading:

Literature:

Basic reading:

Rosenbulum, N.: A World History of Photography. Abbeville Press, New York1997

Frizot M. (ed.): A New History of Photography. Könemenn, Köln 1998 Gernsheim, H. & A.: A Consice History On Photography. Thames and Hudson, London 1971

Co je fotografie, 150 let fotografie, Videopress, Praha1989

Warner Marien, Mary: Photography: A Cultural History

Monographs:

Ammann, Jean-Christophe: XL-Photography: Art Collection Neue Borse

Badger, Gerry, Martin Parr : Photobook, The: A History - Volume I

Barrett, Terry: Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images

Bates, David: Photography and Surrealism : Sexuality, Colonialism and Social Dissent

Birgus, V. - Scheufler, P.: Fotografie v českých zemích 1839 - 1999. Grada, Praha 1999

Boot, Chris: Magnum Stories

Brooks, Adam: Subjective Realities: The Refco Collection of Contemporary Photography

Brothers Caroline War and Photography: A Cultural History

Campany David: Art and Photography

Fernandez, Horacio: Fotografia Publica: Photography in Print

Finnegan, Cara A.: Picturing Poverty: Print Culture and Fsa Photographs

De Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Agnes, Jean-Claude Lemagny, Alain Sayag: 20th Century French Photography

Fogle, Douglas, Kathy Halbreich:The Last Picture Show: Artists Using Photography 1960-1982

Frizot M. (ed.): A New History of Photography. Könemenn, Köln 1998 Gernsheim, H. & A.: A Consice History On Photography. Thames and Hudson, London 1971

Grosenick, Uta, Ilka Becker: Women Artists in the 20th and 21st Century

Haworth-Booth, M.: The Golden Age of British Photography 1839 - 1900. Aperture, New York 1994

Stefan Iglhaut (Editor): Photography After Photography: Memory and Representation in the Digital Age

Janda, J.: Kamery obskury, fotografické přístroje z let 1840 - 1940. NTM, Praha 1986

Johnson, William S: Photography from 1839 to Today: George Eastman House, Rochester

Kertess, Klaus: Photography Transformed : The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Collection

Koetzle, H.-M.: Slavné fotografie. Historie skrytá za obrazy I. Taschen Slovart, Köln/Praha 2003

Krauss, Rosalind, Jane Livingston, Dawn Ades: L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism

Kruger, Barbara: Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances

Lebeck, Robert: Kiosk. A History of Photojournalism

Lemagny, J.-C., Rouillé A.: A History of Photography. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and

Levine, Robert M: Insights into American History: Photographs as Documents

Giovanni Lista: Futurism and Photography

Russell Miller: Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History:

Neto, Mario Cravo, Michael Herzog-Hans LA Mirada: Looking at Photography in Latin America Today

Rosenblum Naomi: A history of women photographers

Scheufler, P.: Historické fotografické techniky. IPOS ARTAMA. Praha 1993

Scheufler, P.: Teze k dějinám fotografie do roku 1914. Učební texty FAMU, Praha 2000

Scheufler, P.: Galerie c. k. fotografů. Grada, Praha 2001

Szarkowski, J.: Photography untill Now, The Museum of Modern Art, NY 1989

Yapp, N.: 150 Years of Photo Journalism. Volume I. Könemann, Köln 1995 (1.vyd.)

Weiermair, Peter: The Measure of All Things: The Synthesis of Photography and Text

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Assessment methods and criteria:

Grading: presentation, participation in discussion, lecture participation, (minimum 60% attendance is required)

Assignments: Each student is to prepare one presentation per semester on a topic in the history of photography (a particular artist, style, visual tendency or book, etc.) - topic choice is by the student bu must be approved by the instructor. The student will make a shor 15 min. presentation on the topic, presenting facts and topic analysis.

The student is to prepare visual material for the presentation and must submit a list of bibliography and other resources used.

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Note:

On alternate year for 1. and 2. class (2011/12).

Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Fotografie EN - bakalář (qualification subject)