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Anthropology of Photography

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Course ID:	2700-ERASMUS-ANPH
Erasmus code / ISCED:	15.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0321) Journalism and reporting The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Anthropology of Photography
Name in Polish:	Anthropology of Photography
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The course of Anthropology of Photography is focused on several topics. Its purpose is to bring basic information about the anthropology of photography.
Full description:	The course of anthropology of photography is focused on several topics. These are among others: The metaphor of Plato's cave and other concepts from ancient Greece Photography, travel and (post) colonialism Image or vision of the world? Photography as the Babel Library Photography after photography Photography in the era of post-humanism
Bibliography:	G. Badger, The Genius of Photography V. Flusser, Towards a Philosphy of Photography J. Hacking (ed.), Photography. The Whole Story F. Heine, Photography. The Groundbreaking Moments M. Marien, Photography. A Cultural History Christopher Pinney, Photography and Anthropology G. Smith, Photography and Travel
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course, students: KNOWLEDGE: They know the most important terms and concepts of the anthropology of photography SKILLS: They are able to analyze the role of photography in the modern world OTHER COMPETENCES: They develop their visual skills
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Students write an essay on the anthropology of photography and then present it to other clasmates as a short talk.
Practical placement:	lack-of

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 20 hours more information
Coordinators:	Wojciech Sternak
Group instructors:	Wojciech Sternak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Classes - Grading

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