GRADUATE SCHOOL

Design Studies (With Thesis)

FFD 512 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Narrative Design and Practices in Photography
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
FFD 512
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
7.5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Critical feedback
Guest Speaker
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to introduce theoretical fundamentals on photography in order to develop further understanding of the medium and its uses in narrative forms.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • develop a theoretical knowledge on photography.
  • develop an insight about the cultural history of photography.
  • relate theory and contemporary practices in photography.
  • produce a photographic body of work with a theoretical background
  • use photography as a research material
Course Description This course focuses on narrative design and practices in photography by putting an emphasis on theoretical background and contemporary practices.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction
2 Brief History of Photography: In the Beginnings Mary Warner-Marien – The Origins of Photography (Book chapter from Photography: A Cultural History, pp. 3-23)
3 Brief History of Photography: Reconstructing the Medium John Szarkowski – The Photographer’s Eye (Book chapter from The Photographer’s Eye, pp. 6-11)
4 Identity and the Portrait David Bate - Looking at Portraits (Book chapter from Photography: Key Concepts, pp. 67-86)
5 Presentations
6 Images in Motion Peter Wollen – Fire & Ice (Book chapter from The Cinematic by David Company, pp. 108-113) and Jan Baetens – Is a Photograph Worth a Thousand Films
7 Understanding the Photographic Space Miles Orvell – Viewing the Landscape (Book chapter from American Photography, pp. 39-60)
8 Indexicality and Photography Tom Gunning – What’s the Point of an Index? or Faking Photographs
9 Presentations
10 What Makes a Photograph? André Bazin – The Ontology of the Photographic Image
11 Photography as Research Material / Research Material as Photography Gillian Rose – Making Images as Research Data
12 Meetings for the term project
13 Interim Review of the term project
14 Submissions of the term project
15 Overall Evaluation of the Course
16 Review of the Semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

• Photography: A Cultural – History Mary Warner-Marien, Pearson; ISBN-13: 978-0205988945

Suggested Readings/Materials

• The Photography Reader – Liz Wells, Routledge; ISBN13: 978-0415246613

• Classic Essays on Photography – Alan Trachtenberg, Leete's Island Books; ISBN-13: 978-0918172082

• The Contest of Meaning – Richard Bolton, The MIT Press; ISBN-13: 978-0262521697

• The Photographer’s Eye – John Szarkowski, MoMA Press; ISBN-13 : 978-0870705274

• The Cinematic – David Company, The MIT Press; ISBN13 : 978-0262532884

• Photography: Key Concepts – David Bate, Berg; ISBN-13 : 978-1845206666

• American Photography – Miles Orvell, Oxford University Press; ISBN-13 : 978-0192842718 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
2
60
Project
1
40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
6
84
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
2
24
48
Project
1
45
45
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

to be able to expand the practical knowledge gained in undergraduate programs with theoretical field of design research,

X
2

to be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with research methods of design theory and social sciences,

X
3

to be able to identify problems of design disciplines in times of global / environmental crisis and to be able to develop possible solutions for design practitioners,

4

to be able to expand knowledge on the history of material culture as it relates to design practices of the past,

5

to be able to promote research on local practices of everyday life and assess the outcome to implement design solutions,

6

to be able to facilitate interactions in between varied design disciplines and to promote collaborative work to solve complex problems,

X
7

to be able to process outcome of design research to be applied in design education,

X
8

to be able to instigate research on the new tools, technologies and materials of production in order to accelerate changes in design practices,

9

to be able to develop an ethical approach towards design professions in order to install social and environmental responsibilities,

10

to be able to use a foreign language for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, in written and verbal ways.

X
11

to be able to use computer programs needed in the field design as well as information and communication technologies in advanced levels (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level”).

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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