DU1259m An Introduction to Photography

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Trnková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Trnková, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Trnková, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 14:10–15:45 ?
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is an introduction into the study of history and theory of photography. Although it focuses on major names, dates movements and tendencies, a special attention is paid to major theoretical concepts and interpretative shifts of the period.
Syllabus
  • 1. Photography and a photograph 2. Niépce, Daguerre, direct positive 3. Talbot, calotype and negative/ positive process 4. Early photography in Vienna and Czech lands 5. Professional photography 6. Photography outside the narrow European context 7. Photography, museum and history of art 8. Photographs as a form of social representation 9. Artistic ambitions of photographers 10. Amateur photography around 1900
Literature
  • A new history of photography. Edited by Michel Frizot. Köln: Könemann, 1998, 775 s. ISBN 3829013280. info
  • HENISCH, Heinz K. and Bridget Ann HENISCH. The photographic experience 1839-1914 : images and attitudes. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994, x, 462. ISBN 0271009306. info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught as a lecture.
Assessment methods
Exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Výuka probíhá v přednáškovém sále Uměleckoprůmyslového muzea, Moravská galerie, Husova 14, Brno.
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