FV056 History of the Technical Images

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Szczepanik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Technical images are the automatic images produced by technical apparatuses like camera obscura, photography, cinematography, videography, computer simulation, virtual reality. The theoretical base of the lectures is the "visual turn", or the "iconic turn" in contemporary cultural theory and philosophy. The particular topics are: intermediality and the hybrid forms of media images, the relationship between film and photography, video and film, the "iconosphere" of everyday life, imagery of the city and speed. Assessment: oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
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