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Valokuvan historia (KOPK026), 1.5 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Valokuvan historia History of photography |
| Course Winha code: | KOPK026 |
| Kurre acronym: | |
| Credits: | 1.5 |
| Type and level of course: | Professional studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 3.year |
| Implementation: | Autumn semester |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | English |
| Teacher: | Istvan Kecskemeti |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Accepted passing of the first and second year paper conservation courses.
Course contents (core content level)
The photo historical periods, styles and important photographers. The autenticity of photographs, combination of contexts.
Course contents (additional)
Combining the knowledge received during KOPK027 Identification of photograph techniques course in order to be able to identify, date and recognise different photographs, techniques and collections.
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
Upon completion the student will know the basics and styles of photograph history.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
Upon completion the student can evaluate the authenticity of individual photographs or collections and understand their real context.
Recommended reading
Barger, M. Susan The Daguerreotype : Nineteenth century technology and modern science / M. Susan Barger, William B. White
Coote, Jack H. Colour Photography : The illustrated history England : Fountain Press, 1993
Crawford, William: The Keepers of Light : a History and Working Guide to Early Photographic Processes, New York : Morgan & Morgan, 1979
Hirn Sven; Kameran edestä ja takaa, valokuvaus ja valokuvaajat Suomessa 1839-1870, Suomen valokuvataiteen museon säätiö 1972
Hirn, Sven; Ateljeesta luontoon, valokuvaus ja valokuvaajat Suomessa 1871-1900, Suomen valokuvataiteen museon säätiö 1977
Newhall, the history of photography, The Museum of Modern Art, NY 1982
Rosenblum, Naomi, A World History of Photography. 3. p.
Suomen valokuvaajat 1842-1920, Suomen valokuvataiteen museon säätiö 1996
Valoa 1839 1999 : Otteita suomalaisen valokuvan historiaan / Jukka Kukkonen, Tuomo.Juhani Vuorenmaa (toim.) Helsinki : Suomen valokuvataiteen museo, 1999
Varjosta : Tutkielmia suomalaisen valokuvan historiasta / Jukka Kukkonen, Helsinki : Suomen valokuvataiteen museo, 1999
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures, writing of an essay.
Teaching methods and student workload
Assessment weighting and grading
Assessment is based on regular attendance and active participation, writing of an essay.
Related competences of the degree programme
Documentation
Context