AHT2440 Photography: History and theory
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
AHT2440 Photography: History and theory is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AHT2440
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After AHT2440
No unit lists AHT2440 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: VSA2440, VSA3440, CLS2440, CLS3440, TAD3440 also
Prerequisite: 12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit will offer a history of photography from its invention in the mid-nineteenth century through to the present. It will also offer a survey of the various attempts to theorise the new medium of photography. The unit will conclude with a detailed consideration of the new "digital" era we are now living in, in which not only is "photography" the dominant artistic medium and technique but the whole world becomes in effect "photographic". Today it is arguable that "photography' in the form of the digital not only determines the making of images but also their circulation and reception.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Weekly critical responses20%
- Critical analysis25%
- Final research essay55%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the multi-disciplinary nature of photography;
- 2
Demonstrate critical skills that enable you to analyse a broad range of photographic texts and contexts;
- 3
Understand the critical and theoretical debates related to photography in society;
- 4
Understand the two different modes of reproduction: the analogue and the digital;
- 5
Understand the ways in which technologies of reproduction change modes of representation.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Luke Smythe
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Luke Smythe
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AHT2440?
AHT2440 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AHT2440 offered?
In 2020, AHT2440 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does AHT2440 have an exam?
No. AHT2440 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.