Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course deepens the student´s knowledge about the history of photography, its central themes and historical roots and the continuums, which have affected contemporary photography. Students are able to form a general view of the history of photography, its developments and contemporary debates. They become aware of the various genres and of the impact photography has in contemporary culture and the ubiquity of photographic practices and technologies. The students are able to see connections between theory and practice, and are able to contextualize their own photographic practice within the contemporary historical moment. The course includes exercises that develop the student´s writing skills and use of reference materials, aiming at improved argumentation skills and fostering their critical thinking.
Credits: 4
Schedule: 17.09.2020 - 03.12.2020
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Harri Laakso
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Harri Laakso
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: Finnish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The course explores the historical roots of contemporary photography, the key concepts, and their historical development. The course includes both, the examination of relevant practices and genres (e.g. conceptual art, landscape, portrait, journalism, post-photography) at key moments, as well as the development of certain themes across photography's history (e.g. questions of photographic truth, fiction, narration, realism, ontology). The whole range of photography's history is addressed but the focus is in art photography from the latter part of the 20the Century onwards, up until the present day.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Attendance 80% and participation, reading assigned texts, completing required essays.
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Given during course.
Substitutes for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The course may substitute the photography history part (4 ects) of the course DOM-E3039 Theory of Photography and History of Contemporary Photography (9 ects)
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
None
- Teacher: Laakso Harri