Course: History of the 20th Century Czech Photography 1

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Course title History of the 20th Century Czech Photography 1
Course code DVU/BFCB1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bártl Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Czech photography of 19th century. 2. The main figures of Czech photography of 19th century. 3. Piktorialist photography and its relations to the Czech kontext. 4. The main figures of pictorialism (Bufka, Fejfar, Trčka, Novák, Binko). 5. The work of Josef Sudek and František Drtikol. 6. Czech photographic avantgarde. 7. Main figures of Czech avantgarde photography (Rössler, Funke). 8. The work of 20's and 30's of Frantisek Drtikol 9. Second avantgarde / F3, F4, F5 a Linie. 10. Surrealistic photography 11. Photography of WW II and Skupina 42. 12. The work of Josef Sudek after WW II. 13. Czech documentary photograpy during WW II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The lecture is largely focused on particular streams of Czech photography of 20th century but also pays attention to the development of the medium in 19th century and world wide context. The aim is to explain the streams and to present the most important authors.
Basic orientation in the history of the Czech photography of the 20th century and in the relationships with the art and with the photography in the world.
Prerequisites
Interest in the history of art and history of photography.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Seminar paper and colloquium.
Recommended literature
  • Antonín Dufek ? Jan Teplá. (1998). Česká fotografie 1939?1958 ze sbírek Moravské galerie v Brně. Brno.
  • Antonín Dufek. (1981). Česká fotografie 1918?1938. Brno.
  • Antonín Dufek. (2000). Společnost před objektivem 1918?1989. Brno.
  • Hana Rousová. (2011). Konec avantgardy?,. Řevnice.
  • Petr Balajka ? Vladimír Birgus ? Antonín Dufek et al. (1993). Encyklopedie českých a slovenských fotografů. Praha.
  • Vladimír Birgus ? Jan Mlčoch. (2010). Česká fotografie 20. století. Praha.
  • Vladimír Birgus ? Pierre Bonhomme ? Antonín Dufek. (1999). Česká fotografická avantgarda 1918?1948. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter