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Last update: Mgr. Sandra Lábová, Ph.D. (23.12.2019)
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Last update: Mgr. Sandra Lábová, Ph.D. (23.12.2019)
The aim of this course is to raise awareness of the most common forms of visual media, photography, and increase the visual literacy of students. Students will deal with essential texts on the theory of photography accompanied by examples of relevant works from the history of photography. Students should gain deeper understanding of the characteristics of the photographic media, philosophical problems related to it, and deeper their visual literacy. |
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Last update: Mgr. Sandra Lábová, Ph.D. (23.12.2019)
Full attendance will be expected (25 points), active participation (15 points), reading of selected texts (25 points), mid-term paper (10 points), final paper (25 points). The successful finishing of the class requires at least 75 points. |
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Last update: Mgr. Sandra Lábová, Ph.D. (23.12.2019)
Berger, John (1972). Ways of Seeing. London: British Broadcasting Corporation and Penguin Books. 0-14-021631-6. BATCHEN, G. (1999). Burning with Desire. 1st ed. Cambridge Mass.: The MIT Press, 1999. BATCHEN. G. (2002). Each wild idea : writing, photography, history. Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press. Barthes, R. (1981). Camera Lucida New York: Hill and Wang- Controverses : une histoire juridique et éthique de la photographie / Daniel Girardin ; Christian Pirker. Arles : Actes Sud ; Lausanne : Musée de l'Elysée, 2008 ELKINS, J. (2007). Photography theory / edited by James Elkins New York ; London : Routledge. ELKINS, J. (2011). What photography is. New York: Routledge, 2011. EVANS, J., HALL, S. (2002).Visual Culture: the reader. 3. vyd. London: SAGE Publications. FINEMAN, M. (2012). Faking it: manipulated photography before Photoshop. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. FLUSSER, V. (2011). Into the Universe of Technical Images (Trans. Nancy Ann Roth). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. FONTCUBERTA. J. (2014). Pandora's Camera, London: Mack. GEFTER, P. (2009). Photography after Frank / essays by Philip Gefter New York : Aperture. KUKKONEN, K. a M. STOCCHETTI. (2011) Images in use: towards the critical analysis of visual communication [online]. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co. MIRZOEFF, N. (2008). An Introduction to Visual Culture.2nd Ed. London: Routledge. LISTER, M. (ed.). (2013). The photographic image in digital culture. London ; New York : Routledge. RITCHIN, F. (2009). After photography. 1st ed. New York: W. W. Norton, c2009. RITCHIN, F. (2010). Bending the frame: photojournalism, documentary, and the citizen. 1st ed. New York: Aperture. SCOTT, C. (1999). The spoken image : photography and language. London : Reaktion. Sontag, S. (1977). On Photography", Penguin, London. STRAUSS LEVI, D. (2014). Words not spent today. Buy smaller images tomorrow. New York: Aperture. TAGG, J. (2009). The disciplinary frame : photographic truths and the capture of meaning / John Tagg. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press. WELLS, L. (2004). Photography : a critical introduction / Liz Wells New York : Routledge. ZUROMSKIS, C. (2013). Snapshot photography: The lives of images. Cambridge: MIT Press. |
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Last update: Mgr. Sandra Lábová, Ph.D. (23.12.2019)
Seminar, reading of texts and discussion, visiting exhibitions, practical photographic works. |
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Last update: Mgr. Sandra Lábová, Ph.D. (23.12.2019)
Topics 1st week: Introduction/Perspective - development of modern visuality 2nd week: Traditional vs. technical images 3rd week: New visuality 4th week: Technical media and temporality 5th week: Visual violence - war pornography 6th week: Semiotics and signs 7th week: Mid-term paper 8th week: Visuality and digital age 9th week: Reality - theatricality - virtuality 10th week: Technological determinism 11th week: Limits of photojournalism - paparazzi 12th week: New media - trends - Photography 13th week: Final Discussion |