| Course Name | Press and Documentary Photography |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCS 474 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to provide information about the development of press and documentary photography practices by focusing on the historical and cultural background of these disciplines, as well as examining current business and views. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This unit explores the elements of press and documentary photography, such as techniques, ethics and theories. |
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | X | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | Brief History of Press Photography | |
| 3 | “What’s in a photograph?” | Please bring “any” photograph you think that is the most powerful and special “for you”. – The Ontology of the Photographic Image by André Bazin |
| 4 | Photojournalism - I | Screening of War Photographer by Christian Frei (97 mins) and Deeds of War and Inferno books by J. Nachtwey |
| 5 | Photojournalism - II | Photojournalism and Tabloid Press by Karin E. Becker |
| 6 | Documentary - I | Moments in History by Charlotte Cotton |
| 7 | Documentary - II | The FSA Collection of Photographs by Roy Emerson Stryker and The Postmodern View by Mary Warner Marien |
| 8 | Photo-Story and Features | Country Doctor by Eugene W. Smith and the projects of Alec Soth |
| 9 | Ethics | Ethics by Kenneth Kobré – Sample proposals will be given this week. |
| 10 | Curating Documentary Photography | The Photographer’s Eye by John Szarkowski |
| 11 | Photography Agencies: Magnum, VII, Panos and Getty Images | Project proposals must be submitted this week. |
| 12 | Photo Editing & Basic Lighting | Workshops (additional weekend sessions can be given if needed) |
| 13 | Student meetings regarding to the projects | |
| 14 | Film Screening | Somewhere to Disappear (56 mins) |
| 15 | Visiting Lecturer | Workshop and talk. Full attendance is mandatory. |
| 16 | Class presentation and discussion of the projects | Full attendance is mandatory. An external examiner(s) will evaluate your works as well. |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Photojournalism: The Professional Approach – Kenneth Kobré• Photography – David Bate• The Photography Reader – Liz Wells• Photography: A Cultural History – M. W. Marien• The Nature of Photographs – Stephen Shore *** Related articles and/or materials will be supplied, if necessary. *** |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Documentary films will be screened, when necessary. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 20 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 60 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5, | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 3 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 16 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 131 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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