Photography - a complex medium - JKM200

• Anglický název: Photography - a complex medium
• Český název: Fotografie - komplexní médium
• Zajišťuje: Katedra žurnalistiky (23-KZ)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2022
• Semestr: zimní
• E-Kredity: 5
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:0/2, KZ [HT]
• Počet míst: neurčen / 20 (neurčen)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět pro jiné fakulty; předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu; při zápisu přednost, je-li ve stud. plánu
• Garant: doc. Robert Silverio, Ph.D.
• Vyučující: doc. Robert Silverio, Ph.D.

Anotace

The course familiarises students with developmental tendencies of the photographic medium since beginning till these days. It concentrates on photographic styles and photographers who have significantly influenced the development of photography, discuss problems associated with the advent of digital technology and their influence on the development of photography. Basic theoretical concepts are described. Active participation of students in classes is expected. Students are recommended literature and monographs, including visits to chosen photographic exhibitions.
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Poslední úprava: Silverio Robert, doc., Ph.D. (28.06.2023)

Literatura

This is a broader list of literature. The specific readings required for the classes will be determined by the teacher during the semester.

 

Theory of Photography:

BATCHEN, Geoffrey. Burning with desire: the conception of photography.

SILVERIO, Robert. Non-photograps, Non-words.

BARTHES, Roland. Camera Lucida.

FLUSSER, Vilém. Towards Philosophy of Photography

SONTAG, Susan. On Photography

History of Photography:

MARIEN, M. W. A Cultural History.

FRIZOT, Michel. A New History of Photography.

Poslední úprava: Silverio Robert, doc., Ph.D. (04.10.2024)

Metody výuky

Seminars with powerpoint presentations.

Poslední úprava: Štoll Martin, prof. MgA., Ph.D. (19.09.2022)

Požadavky ke zkoušce

- Active participation in lectures
- Test at end of the semester
- Presentation: Each student must give one 10-15 minute presentation during the semester. This presentation should analyze either a specific photograph from the history of photography or a theoretical problem—a term or idea from the theory of photography. (The last slide should present the literature used.) The choice of the photograph to be analyzed is up to the student, but it must be approved by the teacher prior to the presentation.

AI (Rules for This Subject)

Presentations must not be generated using AI. The selection of photos and all wording must be your own or exact quotations with a cited source.

When preparing presentations, you may use AI under the following conditions:

• The use of AI must be explicitly stated.

• All facts generated by AI must be verified using other sources (due to frequent AI hallucinations).

• The entire text—i.e., your prompts and the AI’s responses—must be submitted to the teacher as an attachment (DOC or PDF) together with the presentation.

• During the presentation, you may be asked about specific prompts or AI responses.

Poslední úprava: Silverio Robert, doc., Ph.D. (28.09.2025)

Sylabus

Themes of the seminars:

Themes of the seminars (not necessarily all subjects will be covered). 

BEGINNINGS OF  PHOTOGRAPHY

BEGINNINGS OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY

THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE KEY FEATURES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA

 PHOTOJOURNALISM

Magnum Photos, Family of Man, Life, Look, Picture Post, Stern, Paris Match, Time

Weegee, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Werner Bischof, David Seymour, René Burri, Eugen W. Smith, Elliott ErwittBischoff, Marc Riboud, Leonard Freed, Robert Doisneau, Sebastio Salgado and others

WAR PHOTOJOURNALISM

Robert Capa, David Douglas Duncan, Donald McCullin, Philip Jones Griffith, Tim Page, Gilles Peress, James Nachtwey, Patrick Chauvell, Jan Šibík

STREET  PHOTOGRAPHY AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE WORLD

Newyork school of photography - Weegee, Helen Levitt, Lisette Model, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, William Klein, Charles Harbutt, Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand, Joel Meyrowitz, William Eggleston,  Martin Parr, R. Billingham, Karl de Keyzer, Nan Goldin, Nabuyoshi Araki, Alex Webb, Sebastiaõ Salgado, W. Tillmans, Stephen Shore  ad.

CZECH PHOTOGRAPHY 

Sudek, Drtikol, Josef Koudelka, Markéta Luskačová, Pavel Štecha, Vojtěch Dukát, Jindřich Štreit, Bohdan Holomíček, Viktor Kolář,

POSTMODERNISM IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND STAGED PHOTOGRAPHY

Staged photography in postmodern times: Les Krims, Cindy Sherman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sally Man, Bettina Rheims, Joel-Peter Witkin, William Wegman, Bettina Rheims, Andreas Serrano, A.E.S., Matthew Barney, N. Araki.  Pierre & Gilles, Gilbert & George, Barbara Kruger, Aziz & Cucher. Bernard Faucon, Tina Barney, Phillipe Lorca diCorcia, Jeff Wall. Parallels in the Czech photography

DIGDIGITALLY MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY

Nancy Burson, Eva a Franco Mattes, Anthony Aziz, Sammy Cucher, Gregory Crewdson, Jeff Wall, Alexander Gursky. Libera ad.

PHOTOJOURNALISM AGENCIES AND STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY  

Magnum Photos, Gamma, Sigma, Sipa, Contact Press Images, Panos Pictures, VII Photos Agency. Digitalizace - Corbis. Fotobanka Getty Images.

WORLD COMPETITION

Journalistic photography Czech Press Photo,  World Press Photo, Picture of The Year, Pulitzer.

PHOTOJOURNALISM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

PHILOSOPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

The key theoretical texts and methodologies.

Poslední úprava: Silverio Robert, doc., Ph.D. (04.10.2024)

Vstupní požadavky

We expect interest in photography, its history, the creation of important photographers and theoretical background of the media and at least approximate knowledge of the field. Completion of courses focused on understanding the medium of photography.

Poslední úprava: Štoll Martin, prof. MgA., Ph.D. (19.09.2022)