Course detail

The History of Photography to 1918

FaVU-DFAcad. year: 2016/2017

1. The invention of photography
2. Portrait photograpy to 1918
3. The development of portait photography to 1918
4. French and English pictorialism of the 19th century
5. Landscape and travel photography
6. Naturalist photography, the Photo Secession Group, the beginnings of straight photography
7. Photography in Bohemia and Slovakia to 1918
8/ Photographic techniques to 1018
9. Field trip - the photographic collection of the Moravian Gallery in Brno
10. Field Trip - National Technical Museum Brno

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Mgr. Irena Armutidisová

Department

Faculty of Fine Arts (FaVU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be informed about the chief avantgarde trends in the 20s and 30s in landscape, portrait, advertising photography and other photographic genres.

Prerequisites

Students should have a basic knowledge of the history of photography.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

exam

Course curriculum


1. The invention of photography
2. Portrait photograpy to 1918
3. The development of portait photography to 1918
4. French and English pictorialism of the 19th century
5. Landscape and travel photography
6. Naturalist photography, the Photo Secession Group, the beginnings of straight photography
7. Photography in Bohemia and Slovakia to 1918
8/ Photographic techniques to 1018
9. Field trip - the photographic collection of the Moravian Gallery in Brno
10. Field Trip - National Technical Museum Brno

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will be informed about the chief avantgarde trends in the 20s and 30s in landscape, portrait, advertising photography and other photographic genres.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Anděl : Umění pro všechny smysly. Meziválečná avangarda v Československu.NG Praha 1993
Birgus: Česká fotografická avangarda 1918-1948 KANT Praha 1999
Birgus-Mlčoch: Akt v české fotografii
Birgus-Mlčoch: Česká fotografie 20.století.KANT,Praha
Mrázková: Příběh fotografie, Mladá fronta 1989
Mrázková-Remeš: Cesty československé fotografie, Mladá fronta 1989

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Mgr. Irena Armutidisová