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Subject 'Photography Theory and Criticism'

Name in Estonian: Fotograafia teooriad ja -kriitika

Year:   2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    2020/2021    2021/2022    

State codeFE.35.03
Study languageEstonian
ChairDepartment of Photography
Credit points 4 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive

General description

• the object of photography theories and the different ways of it's articulation;
• essentialist and functionalist photography theories;
• the interpretive operations of photographic analysis;
• the interpretive methods of photographic analysis;
• poly-, inter- and dedisciplinary methods of photographic analysis;
• the limitations of art theories in the analysis of photographic medium;

Study outcome

On successful completion of this course the students should be able to:

• have a basic understanding of the ways general cultural, art and medium specific theories can be applied to photographic analysis;
• know the main types of contexts necessary for the theorization of photographs;
• know one's way around in different methods of analysis;
• combine different methods of analysis and theorization;
• perform a reflexive analysis;
• know the most important methods of theorization used in the neighboring disciplines (cinema, advertising, journalism).
Is taught in following curricula

Is taught in following curricula

2019: 2271  
2018: 2271  
2017: 2271  
2015: 2271  
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