Photography in context: period, society, art 4

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Subject guarantor:

Helena MUSILOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Helena MUSILOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Students are acquainted with the current documentary approaches in graphic arts, theory writings, and the works of artists who use documentary strategies. The course expands abilities to interpret theory writings, discussion a given topic and creating opinions.

Mode of study:

Readings of selected theory writings and their interpretation, reports, group discussions on presented topics.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

A basic bearing in the history of art in the second half of the 20th century, contemporary art and photography theory, ability to read english texts.

Recommended optional programme components:

none

Course contents:

The question „What is Documentarianism?“ has already destroyed an entire generation of theoreticians. (Hito Steyerl). The course aim is not to definitively answer that question but to investigate various possible answers and their sources and to discuss them. As a group we will consider the potential of documentary photography based on readings of theory topics and reports on selected artists who have defined the borders with their work.

Lead: Hana Buddeus.

Recommended or required reading:

Ariella AZOULAY, The Civil Contract of Photography, New York: Zone Books 2008

T. J. DEMOS, The Migrant Image. The Art and Politics of Documentary during Global Crisis, Durham&London: Duke University Press 2013

Frits GIERSTBERG?Maartje VAN DEN HEUVEL?Hans SCHOLTEN?Martijn VERHOEVEN (eds.), Documentary Now! Contemporary strategies in photography, film and visual arts, Rotterdam: Nai Publishers 2005

Boris GROYS, ?Umění ve věku biopolitiky. Od uměleckého díla k dokumentaci umění?, in: ŠEVČÍK?MORGANOVÁ?NEKVINDOVÁ?SVATOŠOVÁ (eds.), České umění 1980?2010, Praha: VVP AVU 2011, s. 697?705

Boris GROYS, ?Art in the Age of Biopolitics: From Artwork to Art Documentation?, http://www.ranadasgupta.com/notes.asp?note_id=34

Martha ROSLER, ?V ní, kolem ní a další postřehy (o dokumentární fotografii)? a ?Post-dokumentaristika, post-fotografie?, in: Martina PACHMANOVÁ (ed.), Martha Rosler, texty k výstavě, Praha: Langhans Galerie 2008

Martha ROSLER, ?In, around and Afterthoughts (on documentary photography), in: Liz WELLS (ed.), The Photography Reader, New York: Routledge 2003, pp. 261?274

Allan SEKULA, ?Výklad archivu?, in: Karel CÍSAŘ (ed.), Co je to fotografie?, Praha: Herrmann&synové 2004, 295?303

Allan SEKULA, ?Reading an Archive? (excerpt from: ?Photography Between Labour and Capital?)

Julian STALLABRAS (ed.), Documentary, Documents of Contemporary Art, London: Whitechapel Gallery / Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press 2013

Hito STEYERL, ?Politika pravdy. Dokumentarismus v umění?, in: ŠEVČÍK?MORGANOVÁ?NEKVINDOVÁ?SVATOŠOVÁ (eds.), České umění 1980?2010, Praha: VVP AVU 2011, s. 685?691. in: Vít HAVRÁNEK?Sabine SCHASCHL-COOPER?Bettina STEINBRÜGGE (eds.), The Need To Document. Documentary Practice in Contemporary Art, Zürich: Kunsthaus Baselland ? JRP Ringier 2005, s. 53?64

or here: http://eipcp.net/transversal/1003/steyerl2/en

Jiří ŠEVČÍK, ?Archiv jako dílo umění, umění jako archivní výzkum?, in: ŠEVČÍK?MORGANOVÁ?NEKVINDOVÁ?SVATOŠOVÁ (eds.), České umění 1980?2010, Praha: VVP AVU 2011, s. 693?695

John TAGG, ?Evidence, Truth and Order: Photographic Records and the Growth of the State?, in Liz WELLS (ed.), The Photography Reader, New York: Routledge 2003, pp. 257?260

Tobias ZIELONY (ed.), ?Documentary as Political Practice?, Camera Austria 114/2011 http://camera-austria.at/zeitschrift/114-2011-3/?lang=en

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

none

Assessment methods and criteria:

Assessment:

Grading credit:

Participation in discussions, report and written paper on an agreed topic.

80% lecture attendance is required for grading.

Attendance: 10%

Discussion participation: 10%

Oral Report: 40%

Written paper: 40%

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Note:

none

Schedule for winter semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Photography CZ - Master (qualification subject)