HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL CULTURE

FKM106

Course Code: FKM106
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 2

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Knows the important developments in the history of photography.
Knows the important photographers.
Learns the technological developments in photography.
Establishes a relationship between photography and other art disciplines.
Interprets current developments in photography and other related disciplines correctly.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The Beginning of Photography: The Age of Inventions
2^nd Week	First Examples of Portrait Photography
3^rd Week	The Emergence of Documentary Photography
4^th Week	Photography in World War I
5^th Week	Photography During the Great Depression
6^th Week	Photography in World War II
7^th Week	Life Magazine, Magnum Agency
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Modernism, Postmodernism and Its Reflections in Photography
10^th Week	Photography in Vietnam War
11^th Week	History of Photography in Turkey
12^th Week	Digital Age, Artificial Intelligence and Photography
13^th Week	Examples of Contemporary Photographic Art
14^th Week	Internet, Social Media, Digital Platforms and Photography

Recommended or Required Reading

Fotoğraf ve Sinemanın Toplumsal Tarihi, Levend Kılıç.
Fotoğrafın Kısa Tarihi, Walter Benjamin.
Fotoğraf Üzerine Susan Sontag.
Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes.
Fotoğraf ve Toplum, Gisele Freund.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Other	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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