Core Module Information
Module title: Histories 1: Photography

SCQF level: 07:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10

Module code: LMD07115
Module leader: Alexander Supartono
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Art Design and Photography
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Description of module content:

On this module you will examine the diversity of early photography, the plural developments in narrative and representational styles following the medium's first decade, pictorialism, the rise of modernist art and documentary photography in the 1920s, the new objectivity, Soviet constructivism and French surrealism, the introduction of colour and a variety of other post-war photographic movements. Students will work within a collaborative space which allows for a broader exchange of ideas and acts as a sounding board as well as offering wider perspectives and research possibilities.

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Demonstrate an awareness of canonical photographs and photographers in the history of the medium.

LO2: Recognise the diversity and complexity of photographic practice and its applications throughout the history of the medium.

LO3: Outline knowledge of photography’s social, cultural and technological determinants.

LO4: Outline basic historiographic methods that have been used to illuminate photography throughout its history.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 2, In Person, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Alexander Supartono
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 18 LECTURE
Face To Face Tutorial 18 TUTORIAL
Online Guided independent study 164 Guided independent study
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Essay 40 1~3~4 Week 9 , WORDS= 1200 Essay
Essay 60 1~2~3~4 Exam Period , WORDS= 1500 Essay
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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