Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho n.º 2435/2023 de 17/02/2023
4 ECTS; 1º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 T + 10,0 OT , Cód. 964528.
Lecturer
- Miguel Novais Jasmins Rodrigues (1)(2)
(1) Lead Professor
(2) Teaching Professor
Prerequisites
N/A
Objectives
To understand the origins of photography and the impact of this invention on ways of seeing the world, relating representational devices to historical conceptions of the body, perception and reality.
To critically examine the origins of photography as a technical process for representing reality in relation to traditional craft processes.
To identify inventors and practitioners from different periods and analyse their conceptions of the medium in relation to their historical context.
To interpret early reflections on photography and relate them to transformations in society and ways of seeing the world.
To relate devices for producing and viewing images to historical conceptions of the body, perception and reality, analysing how these devices shape the viewing experience and modes of representation.
To analyse the consequences of the invention of photography for nineteenth- and twentieth-century societies in a structured and well-supported manner.
Program
- The representation of the real and visual languages: the image as a double of reality; the body, perception and representational devices.
- The invention of photography and its inventors.
- The modern world and photography: the observer, subjectobject relations, visuality and extractivism.
- Photography and the arts: painting, theatre and literature.
- Photography and the indexing of the world: the document as a record, testimony and construction of reality.
- Photography and society.
Evaluation Methodology
Continuous evaluation:
Constructive participation in class (10%) +
Writing frequency (90%).
Exam: written test (100%).
Bibliography
- Helmut, G. (1982). The Origins of Photography. Nova Iorque: Abbeville Press.
- Rosemblum, N. (1998). A World History of Photography. Nova Iorque: Editions Abbeville
- Serém, M. (2009). A Fotografia em Portugal, Arte Portuguesa, da Pré-história ao Século XX. . lisboa: Fabu Editores
- Trachtenberg, A. (1980). Classic Essays on Photography. Branford, Stony Creek: Leetes Island Books
Teaching Method
Lecture-based theoretical classes supported by texts and images. Guided research and contextualisation exercises. Students will be expected to participate actively in class discussions.
Software used in class
Powerpoint.
