COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Department of Photography

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PINAR BOZTEPE MUTLU

Offered to

Photography

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to define the meaning and importance of the Theory of Photography and its relation with History of Photography through an interdisciplinaire and intertextual vision.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

- Walter Benjamin, Passages
- Walter Benjamin, A Brief History of Photography
- Vilém Flusser Towards a Philosophy of Photography
- Gisele Freund, Photography and Society
- Ariella Azoulay, Civil Imagination: A Political Ontology of Photography
- Susan Sontag on Photography
- John Berger, Understanding a Photograph

Supporting resources: Photo Albums
Other course materials: Related visual materials

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To evaluate the sections of the relevant basic texts determined within the scope of the course, to evaluate and discuss the method, meaning and importance of these theories in the context of Art Photography and History of Photography through photographers poetics.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Successfully passing the midterm and final exams and presenting the assignment-presentation method in class.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

A basic understanding of the history of photography is essential for this course. This requires careful bibliographical research and examination of leading artists and theorists.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

pinar.boztepe@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 8.30-10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes