Course - History of Photography and Pictorial Communication - IMT1112
IMT1112 - History of Photography and Pictorial Communication
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Written examination amd Essay
Grade: Letters
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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| Written exam | 40/100 | 3 timer | ||
| Essays | 60/100 |
Course content
National and international history of photography
The history of the technology of photography
The history of reproduction techniques as applied to photography
The mass-produced picture
Photomontage and the "typo-photo" of the inter-war period, and their significance for the development of modern graphic design
Photography as a communicative and rhetorical medium
The status of photography as a medium for representation
The status and potential of the photograph in the "digital era"
Practical and instrumental pictorial communication
Learning outcome
The course will give the students knowledge of the general history of photography, a history of photographic reproduction technology, and the role of photography in modern graphic design. The course also has a hermeneutic approach where the students have to make themselves acquainted with critical theory that questions the properties of the published / mass produced photograph as a communicative medium. The course is also about practical and instrumental pictorial communication for designers.
Learning methods and activities
Forelesninger
Utfyllende informasjon:
Writing of two essays with formative-iterative assessment.
Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:
None
Further on evaluation
Vurderingsformer:
Essay (counts 60%)
Written Exam, 3 hours (counts 40%)
Summative assessment of two essays after end of the semester.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Grafisk design (BMED)
Course materials
Bo Bergström (2000). Bild & budskap: ett triangeldrama om bildkommunikasjon
. Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag
Erlandsen, Roger (2000). Pas nu paa! Nu tar jeg fra hullet!: Om fotografiens første hundre år i Norge: 1839¿1940
. Våle: Forlaget Inter-View
Wells, Liz (ed.) (2004). Photography: a critical introduction
. Third ed. London: Routledge
Plus additional material
No
Version: 1
Credits:
10.0 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2016
Language of instruction: -
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- Roger Seemann Erlandsen
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Design
Examination
Examination arrangement: Written examination amd Essay
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD Written exam 40/100 2016-12-08 09:00
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Room Building Number of candidates - Autumn ORD Essays 60/100
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"