AH5146
Issues in Photographic Criticism
2019-2020
30
15
SCQF level 11
1
Academic year(s): 2019-2020
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 11
Semester: 1
Planned timetable:
This module provides an introduction to key writings and debates in the history of photographic criticism from the 1830s to the present day. Our aim is to investigate the historical and methodological questions raised by critical approaches to photography and to provide a good grounding in the major issues and debates in the history of the medium. Among other themes, we will examine the social meanings of photography, the contested nature of its critical terms, its institutional status and curatorial practices, and the relevance of photography for debates on modern subjectivity and identity politics.
Weekly contact: 1.5. hour seminar ( x 11 weeks) and occasional fieldwork.
Scheduled learning hours: 11
Guided independent study hours: 298
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%
Re-assessment: An essay of 3,000 words
Module coordinator: Dr L Gartlan
Module teaching staff: Dr L Gartlan
Module coordinator email lg321@st-andrews.ac.uk