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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
History of Photography 1 FGB117 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 1 Fall 2

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çağatay GÖKTAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Explaining the history of 19. century photography
2) Examining the milestones of art photography from its invention till 20. century
3) Get well-informed about the reputed photographers and their works of 19. century.
4) Explaining the development of the image technology in 19. Century.
5) Examining the relationship of art of photography with other arts disciplines.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

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3 No relation No relation High High High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
4 No relation No relation High High High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 No relation No relation High High High No relation No relation No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

e-course

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

History of Art

Course Contents

The lesson historically and theoretically look at the photography which had steps from its invention and previous history to 20. century. Focus on the adventure of unfixed and fixed ımage, light machines, techniques and trends of photography, becoming widespread of photography in personal and social life and using as an artistic tool of expression.

Weekly Schedule

1) The Lesson Content and Method
2) The Adventure of Unfixed Image
3) The Historical Process of Camera Obscura
4) Reality Perception from Camera Obscura to Camera
5) Camera Obscura Construction and Current Uses
6) The Age of Light: The Invention of Photography and Its Spread
7) The Methods of Photography in 19. Century: Heliography Era
8) Fall Semester Midterm Exam
9) The Methods of Photography in 19. Century: Daguerreotype Era
10) The Methods of Photography in 19. Century: Calotype Era
11) The Methods of Photography in 19. Century: Collodium Era
12) Ethnography in Photography
13) Orientalism in Photography: The Journey to the East
14) Photography and Science
15) Photography and Theology
16) Fall Semester Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- DERSİN KAYNAKLARI A New History of Photography, Derleyen: Michel. A Frizot, Köneman, Paris, 1998 Göktan, M. Çağatay. Fotoğraf Tarihi, Bölüm No: 3. “Fotoğrafın Toplumsal ve Kişisel Yaşamda Yaygınlaşması”, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Temmuz 2015: 56-82. Göktan, M. Çağatay. Fotoğraf Tarihi, Bölüm No: 4. “Fotoğrafik Görüntünün Sanat Yapıtı Olma Mücadelesi”, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Temmuz 2015: 84-107. Levend Kılıç, Fotoğraf Tarihi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 2011 Alberto Modiano, Fotoğraf Tarihine Giriş, Art Studio Yayıncılık, Antalya, 2007 Quentin Bajac, Karanlık Odanın Sırları Fotoğrafın İcadı, Çev: Ali Berktay, YKY, 2004 Andre Bazin, Çağdaş Sinemanın Sorunları, “Fotoğraf Görüntüsünün Varlıkbilimi”, Çev: Nijat Özön, Bilgi Yayınevi, Birinci Basım, Ankara, 1966 Walter Benjamin, Pasajlar, Çev: Ahmet Cemal, YKY, İstanbul, 1993 Açık Kapı Fotoğraf Belgeseli, İspanyol Televizyonu Yapımı (1990), Çev: Simber Atay, 1992 Susan Sontag, Fotoğraf Üzerine, Çev: Reha Akçakaya, Altıkırkbeş Yay., İstanbul, 1993 The Photography Book, Phaidon, London, 1997 M. Çağatay Göktan, Din Olgusu ve Fotoğrafik Yaklaşımlar, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü Fotoğraf Anasanat Dalı, Yayınlaşmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Simulation
6) Brain Storming
7) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

20%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

80%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required