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This course will explore the role and place of photography in French culture since the invention of the medium in the nineteenth century. It will consider some of the key trends and practitioners of French photography from the nineteenth century to the present, the broader place of photography in French culture and critical thinking about it, in particular through the work of Roland Barthes.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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France prides itself on being the birthplace of photography in the early nineteenth century. Over the two centuries since then, photography has become established as a central part of French culture, and an important medium through which France portrays and understands itself. France has also produced some of the most influential critical thinking about photography. The course will consider some of the key trends and practitioners of French photography since the nineteenth century, as well as the broader place of photography in French culture, and the role played by photography in shaping a sense of France and Frenchness. It will also explore critical responses to photography, in particular through the work of cultural theorist Roland Barthes, who emerged as one of the most perceptive thinkers about photography in post-war France.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 24 | |
| Feedback |
Individual written feedback will be provided on coursework. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | You will undertake critical analysis and interpretation of a range of visual images, texts and cultural forms. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will acquire a knowledge and understanding of the role, place and function of photography in French culture. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will acquire a knowledge and understanding of key critical approaches to photography emerging out of French culture. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from a range of sources and to take account of the wider cultural context of the topic under consideration. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will conduct independent investigations drawing on appropriate research methodologies. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will develop skills of autonomous learning, independently applying insights gained on the course to unfamiliar material. |
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views orally and in writing using the appropriate discourse for the subject. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organize primary and secondary material on the topic. |
| Reflection | Create | You will reflect on your own relationship to and use of photography as a medium and cultural form. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 13 | Feedback Weeks | 16 | |
| Feedback |
Individual feedback will be provided on coursework. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | You will undertake critical analysis and interpretation of a range of visual images, texts and cultural forms. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from a range of sources and to take account of the wider cultural context of the topic under consideration. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will conduct independent investigations drawing on appropriate research methodologies. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will develop skills of autonomous learning, independently applying insights gained on the course to unfamiliar material. |
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views orally and in writing using the appropriate discourse for the subject. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organize primary and secondary material on the topic. |
| Reflection | Create | You will reflect on your own relationship to and use of photography as a medium and cultural form. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Resit will take place during the July assessment period. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | You will undertake critical analysis and interpretation of a range of visual images, texts and cultural forms. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organize primary and secondary material on the topic. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from a range of sources and to take account of the wider cultural context of the topic under consideration. |
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views orally and in writing using the appropriate discourse for the subject. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will develop skills of autonomous learning, independently applying insights gained on the course to unfamiliar material. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will conduct independent investigations drawing on appropriate research methodologies. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will acquire a knowledge and understanding of the role, place and function of photography in French culture. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will acquire a knowledge and understanding of key critical approaches to photography emerging out of French culture. |
| Reflection | Create | You will reflect on your own relationship to and use of photography as a medium and cultural form. |
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