History and Theory of Photography Seminar 1

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Subject guarantor:

Tomáš DVOŘÁK, Václav JANOŠČÍK, Josef Ledvina

Name of lecturer(s):

Tomáš DVOŘÁK, Václav JANOŠČÍK, Josef Ledvina

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This course is linked to lectures in the History of Photography 1 course, it is a discussion devoted to those topics and analyses of assigned subject writings.

Mode of study:

Discussion; readings and analysis of writings; presentations

The course is led by Hana Buddeus and Josef Ledvina, sponsored by Tomáš Dvořák

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Concurent registration in The History of Photography 1 course.

Course contents:

The course traces the structure of the History of Photography 1 topics, the following writings below are covered:

01. (7/10) Introduction: Photography history and theory

02. (14/10) Birth of the technical image

Geoffrey BATCHEN, „Zviditelnění elektřiny.“ in: T. Dvořák (ed.), Kapitoly z dějin a teorie médií. Praha: AVU 2010, s. 215-232.

03. (21/10) Effect of the real: photography, painting, literature

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

(28/10 - (state holiday)

04. (4/11) Realism and realisms

Joel SNYDER - Neil WALSH ALLEN, „Photography, Vision, and Reproduction“, Critical Inquiry, roč. 2, 1975, č. 1, s. 143-169.

05. (11/11) The photographic portrait and problems of modern individuality

Allan SEKULA, „The Body and the Archive.“ October, roč. 39, 1986, s. 3-64.

06. (18/11) Photography as a (scientific) visualisation

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

07. (25/11) Photographic reproduction of works of art

Walter BENJAMIN, „Umělecké dílo v době své technické reprodukovatelnosti.“ Dílo a jeho zdroj, Praha: ODEON 1979, s. 17-47.

08. (2/12) Photography in the press, image and text

Roland BARTHES, „Rétorika obrazu“ (1964). In: Karel CÍSAŘ (ed.), Co je to fotografie?, Praha: Herrmann & synové 2004, s. 51-61.

09. (9/12) Technical and media relations between photography and painting

10. (16/12) Pictorialism

Jean-François CHEVRIER. „The Adventures of the Picture Form in the History of Photography“ (1989). In: Douglas FOGLE, The Last Picture Show: Artists Using Photography 1960-1982, exh. cat., Minneapolis, Minnesota: Walker Art Center 2003.

Recommended or required reading:

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

For dates and deadlines see course content.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Attendance: a maximum of 2 abscences per semester are permitted.

Participation: the student must have read the assigned readings before each class and discuss this in class.

Presentation: during the semester, each student presents an, approximately 15 minute paper - a critical commentary or interpretation of an assigned writing (not a summary)

Course web page:

Note:

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Schedule for winter semester 2016/2017:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	místnost 112 Učebna KF 112 (Lažanský palác) Ledvina J. 16:30–18:05 (přednášková par. 1)
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Wed	16:30–18:05	Josef Ledvina	Učebna KF 112 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Photography CZ - Bachelor (qualification subject)