DU2479m Seminar: Theory of Photography

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:30–14:05 K31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
One of the crucial conditions for understanding history of photography is the knowledge of main theoretical concepts and acquaintance with key terms which have been used in photography theory. The seminar introduces some of the most influential scholars, significant terms, concepts and methods of interpretation.
Syllabus
  • Theory of phtography at the department of art history
  • History of photography as a development of photograpic technology: J. M. Eder
  • Walter Benjamin
  • Theory of photography as a narrative
  • Roland Barthes
  • Index and archive
  • Analogue and digital
  • Photography and visual studies
  • Geoffrey Batchen
  • „the material turn“
Literature
    required literature
  • Photography : theoretical snapshots. Edited by J. J. Long - Andrea Noble - Edward Welch. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2009, x, 179. ISBN 9780415477079. info
  • CÍSAŘ, Karel. Co je to fotografie? 2004. info
    recommended literature
  • Alan Trachtenberg, Classic Essays on Photography. Leete's Island Books 1981.
  • Herta Wolf (ed.), Paradigma Fotografie. Fotokritik am Ende des fotografischen Zeitalters. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt a. M. 2002.
  • Marita Sturken - Lisa Cartwright, Studia vizuální kultury. Praha 2009
  • Liz Wells (ed.), The Photography Reader. Routledge, London 2003.
  • Wolfgang Kemp - Hubertus von Amelunxen (eds.), Theorie der Fotografie I-IV. (4. vydání), München 1999-2000.
  • Photography theory. Edited by James Elkins. New York: Routledge, 2007, x, 470. ISBN 9780415977838. info
  • ELKINS, James. Visual studies : a skeptical introduction. New York: Routledge, 2003, ix, 230. ISBN 0415966817. info
  • BATCHEN, Geoffrey. Each wild idea : writing, photography, history. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2001, xi, 236. ISBN 0262523248. info
Teaching methods
reading, homework presentation, class discussion
Assessment methods
essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou přistoupení ke kolokviu je referát.
The course is taught annually.
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