FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

NMC 464 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Contemporary Debates and Practise in Photography
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 464
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This module aims for students to gain both theoretical and practical experiences on different uses of photography by creating awareness about the contemporary approaches to it.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Read today’s photography with the knowledge of historical development of the photography;
  • Relate the photography with fields, such as, media, art, architecture, fashion and advertising;
  • Analyse the relationships and effects of political and cultural developments with the photography;
  • Have the skills to practise what they have learned;
  • Identify the important figures and artists in photography history
  • Analyse the effects of photography on mass media and communication.
Course Description This unit introduces various genres and fields of use of photography in which the themes and genres of practice units will be based on.

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to the course
2 Brief History and Origins of Photography History by David Bate and screening of The Genius of Photography - I (59 mins)
3 “What photographs look like, and of why they look that way?” The Photographer’s Eye by John Szarkowski
4 Fine Art and Photography The Camera Mind and Eye by Minor White
5 Narrative and Photography Screening of La Jetée by Chris Marker (28 mins)
6 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography - I Screening of War Photographer by Christian Frei (97 mins)
7 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography - II Photojournalism and Tabloid Press by Karin E. Becker
8 Advertising and Fashion Photography Fashion by Susan Bright and Paris Minnesota by Alec Soth
9 Mass Media, Globalization and Photography Global Photography by David Bate and Mass Media and Mass Markets by Mary Warner Marien
10 Portraiture and the “Self” What’s in a Face? Blankness and Significance in Contemporary Art Photography by Julian Stallabrass
11 Landscape and Architecture Photography Andreas Gursky: Photographer of the Generic City by Steven Jacobs
12 Still Life Screening of William Eggleston in the Real World by Michael Almereyda (84 mins)
13 Student meetings regarding to the projects Sample proposals will be given for next week.
14 Photography Agencies: Magnum, VII, Panos and Getty Images Project proposals must be submitted this week.
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Campany, D. (2012). Photography and cinema. London:
Reaktion. ISBN-10: 9780714863924.; BATE, D. (2019).
PHOTOGRAPHY: The key concepts. Place of publication not
identified: BLOOMSBURY VISUAL ARTS.ISBN-10:
1350107956.; Wells, L. (2019). The photography reader: History
and theory. London ; New York: Routledge.ISBN-10:
0415749182.; Marien, M. W. (2020). PHOTOGRAPHY: A cultural
history. S.l.: LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING.ISBN-10:
1780673329.; Traub, C., Heller, S., Bell, A. B. (2006). The
Education of a photographer. New York: Allworth Press.ISBN-10:
158115450X.; Berger, J., Mohr, J. (2001). Another way of telling:
A possible theory of photography. London: Bloomsbury.ISBN-10:
1408864452.; Barthes, R.,; Howard, R. (2020). Camera lucida:
Reflections on photography. London: Vintage Classics.ISBN-10:
1784876011.

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
4
80
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
100
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
3
42
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
4
7
28
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
118

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

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

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.

2

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

X
4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

X
5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

X
6

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

7

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.

8

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

X
9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

11

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

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

 


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