History of Photography 1

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Subject guarantor:

Tomáš DVOŘÁK

Name of lecturer(s):

Tomáš DVOŘÁK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

students will be introduced to the history of photography, media and visual culture of the 19th century and to the main contemporary historical and theoretical approaches in the field

Mode of study:

lecture

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

n/a

Course contents:

01. (5/10) Introduction: theory and history of photography (Tomáš Dvořák)

02. (12/10) The Emergence of Technical Images (Tomáš Dvořák)

Geoffrey BATCHEN, „Electricity Made Visible.“ in: W. Chun - T. Keenan (eds.), New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader. New York - London: Routledge 2006, pp. 27-44.

03. (19/10) Reality-effect: photography, painting, literature (Tomáš Dvořák)

Jonathan CRARY, „Géricault, the Panorama, and Sites of Reality in the Early Nineteenth Century.“ Grey Room, 2002, no. 9, pp. 5-25.

04. (2/11) Realism and realisms (Josef Ledvina)

Joel SNYDER - Neil WALSH ALLEN, „Photography, Vision, and Reproduction.“ Critical Inquiry, vol. 2, 1975, no. 1, pp. 143-169.

05. (9/11) Photographic portrait and the problem of modern individuality (Tomáš Dvořák)

Allan SEKULA, „The Body and the Archive.“ October, no. 39, 1986, pp. 3-64.

06. (16/11) Photography as scientific visualization (Tomáš Dvořák)

Lorraine DASTON - Peter GALISON, „The Image of Objectivity.“ Representations, no. 40, 1992, pp. 81-128.

07. (23/11) Photographic reproductions of artworks (Tomáš Dvořák)

Walter BENJAMIN, „The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility.“ The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press 2008, pp. 19-55.

08. (30/11) Photography in print, image and text (Hana Buddeus)

Roland BARTHES, „Rhetoric of the Image.“ Image - Music - Text, London: Fontana Press 1977, pp. 32-51.

09. (7/12) Technical relationships between photography and painting (Robert Silverio)

Vilém FLUSSER, „The Apparatus.“ Towards a Philosophy of Photography. London: Reaktion Books 2000, pp. 21-32.

10. (14/12) Pictorialism (Hana Buddeus)

Jean-François CHEVRIER. „The Adventures of the Picture Form in the History of Photography.“ in: Douglas FOGLE, The Last Picture Show: Artists Using Photography 1960-1982, Minneapolis: Walker Art Center 2003.

Recommended or required reading:

see course contents

texts available at:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B36pcjuZK5yyUW1rVWNzMXRBclU

Assessment methods and criteria:

The two main requirements for completing the course are:

attendance (you cannot miss more than 2 classes, in serious cases announced in advance, you may compensate for missing more lectures by another - typically written - assignment: this needs to be consulted beforehand with the lecturer)

turning in all required assignments (if you fail to submit only one of the presentations, your final grade is F):

1st written assignment: a critical commentary or an interpretation of given required text, 2-3 pages, deadline: 29 November 2015

2nd written assignment: final essay on a given topic, 5-10 pages, deadline: 4 January 2016

the exam will have the form of a discussion of both texts with the teacher

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Note:

On alternate year for 1. and 2. class

Schedule for winter semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Photography EN - Bachelor (qualification subject)