Introduction to the Study of the Cultural-Historical Interdependence of the Photographic Image 1

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Subject guarantor:

Libor JŮN

Name of lecturer(s):

Libor JŮN

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Course content is comprised of an analysis of the cultural and historical context of photography. Students will be acquainted with existing professional writings and also with the potential proper use of archive and other sources.

Mode of study:

Instruction is comprised of individual lectures and discussions on treatment topics. Analysis of corresponding professional texts, sources whether written or image.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None required. An advantage is a basic bearing in world political events of the 19th and 20th centuries and as well in the issues in the history of art of the 19th and 20th centuries. Also required is the ability to work with professional writings.

Course contents:

This course deals with given issues in the context of historical and cultural developments of the 19th and 20th centuries. In instruction, emphasis will be placed on the ability to use historical sources in one's own interpretation of photographic pieces, etc.

Recommended or required reading:

ČORNEJ, Petr: Dějiny evropské civilizace I. Praha: Paseka, 1995

ČORNEJ, Petr: Dějiny evropské civilizace II. Praha: Paseka, 1995

LYNTON, N.: Umění 19. a 20. století, Artia Praha1981

NADEAU, Maurice: Dějiny surrealismu, Votobia 1994

NOVÁK, Luděk: Století moderního malířství, Orbis Praha 1968

ZHOŘ, Igor: Proměny soudobého výtvarného myšlení, SPN Praha 1992

JŮZL, M.: Dějiny umělecké kultury, SPN Praha 1989, 1996

Further readings will be determined in instruction.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit will be awarded based on the final interview and partticipation in instruction

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Schedule for winter semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Restoring of Photogrphy (qualification subject)