| CODE | AAH1022 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Grammar of Photography | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Art and Art History | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit focuses on the student’s ability to articulate concepts and ideas through the production of a photographic project, critical reflection on the work of other photographers, and understanding of photography through the framework of contemporary art and visual communication. Study-Unit Aims: - To engage with photography as a contemporary art. - To pursue a self-directed photographic project from initiation to the presentation of the work. - To articulate ideas through the critical comparison with the work of other photographers. - To improve the ability to communicate concepts and ideas. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - generate a creative dialogue from initiation of the project, to the presentation of the work. - create and present visual narratives that reveal or question, challenge or provoke. - discuss photography curatorial practices and enhance the impact of personal projects through exhibition display. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to present a final work, or a work in progress. A visual narrative consisting of a series of images, an artist statement to accompany the work, and an exhibition proposal. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Bates, David. Photography: The Key Concepts. Bloomsbury, 2016. Campany David, Art and Photography, Phaidon, 2003. Cotton Charlotte, The Photograph as Contemporary Art, Thames & Hudson world of art, 2004. Sontag Susan, On Photography, Penguin Modern Classics, 2008(originally published in 1979). Barthes, Roland. Camera Lucida. Vintage Classics, 2000 (originally published in 1980). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Practical and Project | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Gilbert Calleja |
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