Module Details
Module Code: |
PHOT C2803 |
Module Title:
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History of Photography
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Title:
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History of Photography
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Module Level:: |
7 |
Module Coordinator: |
Myles Kelly
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Module Author:: |
Eleanor OLeary
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Module Description: |
The module aims to equip students with a broad understanding of the cultural and technological advancements in photography, from its origins to the advent of digital photography.
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Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
LO1 |
Ability to communicate significant developments in the history of photography |
LO2 |
Deepen critical understanding of images as social representation and communication |
LO3 |
Develop knowledge of theories on photography |
LO4 |
Research and produce an academic project on photography |
Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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No recommendations listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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No Co-requisite modules listed |
Additional Requisite Information
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No Co Requisites listed
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Indicative Content |
Early origins
Art - science -image - Daguerre, Talbot, NiƩpce
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Early Photography
Recording the world, colonialism, photography and the "other", medical photography, war photography, police photography, carte-de-visite
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Photography and Art
Nudes, machines, motion, artists, everyday life
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War and photojournalism
Reporting on war and crime, camera as witness, documentary photography
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Photography and the modern age
Fashion photography, portraiture, personal photography, art photography, pushing the boundaries, more problems with representation
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Module Content & Assessment
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Project | 80.00% |
Practical | 20.00% |
AssessmentsFull Time
No End of Module Formal Examination |
Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Workload: Full Time |
Workload Type |
Workload Category |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
Lecture |
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Contact |
In class delivery |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
Independent Learning Time |
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Non Contact |
Reading, research, preparation of assignments |
Every Week |
6.00 |
6 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Mary Warner Marien. (2021), Photography: A Cultural History, 5th. Laurence King Publishing, London, [ISBN: 978020598894].
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John Berger. (2013), Understanding a Photograph, reissue. Aperture, [ISBN: 9781597112567].
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John Berger. (1991), About Looking, Vintage, p.205, [ISBN: 9780679736554].
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Susan Sontag. (2004), Regarding the Pain of Others, Macmillan, p.131, [ISBN: 9780312422196].
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Liz Wells. (2021), Photography: A critical intruduction, 6th. Routledge, [ISBN: 9780367222758].
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Liz Wells (ed). (2019), The Photography Cultures Reader Representation, Agency and Identity, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 978041574920].
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Richard Salkeld. (2019), Reading Photographs, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, p.184, [ISBN: 9781350092075].
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Jennifer Good,Paul Lowe. (2019), Understanding Photojournalism, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, p.208, [ISBN: 9781526612236].
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Gillian Rose. (2016), Visual Methodologies, Sage Publications Limited, p.456, [ISBN: 9781473948907].
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John Tagg. (1993), The Burden of Representation, Minnesota Press, [ISBN: 9780816624].
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Ariella Azoulay,Rela Mazali,Ruvik Danieli. (2008), The Civil Contract of Photography, Princeton University Press, [ISBN: 9781890951894].
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Walter Benjamin. The work of art in the age of mechanical
reproduction.
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