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2007/08 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
FREN3580 Camera Lucida: Theory, Practice and Writing of Photography
20 creditsClass Size: 23
Module manager: Dr Andrew Stafford
Email: A.J.Stafford@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2007/08
Pre-requisite qualifications
Successful completion of level 2 French or an equivalent level of competence.Module replaces
FREN3582 Camera LucidaThis module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
An exploration of photographers, of the theory of the photograph, and of writings about photography, in French and Francophone culture, this course is open to all Level 3 students in French Studies. It considers Photography as a contradictory form - both art and (re-?) presentation of reality -, from its origins to the present day. In order for French photography's full historical and cultural significance to be understood, it will be studied within all three of the following paradigms: window, mirror and immediated reality. The course also introduces techniques of reading photographs (including semiology, aesthetics, phenomenology, etc.).Objectives
Students will:- become familiar with the history of French photography
- consider the aesthetic, political, and technological aspects of the photographic process
- relate 'texts' to written comment and context
- relate the 'photographic' to a range of critical theoretical debates
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- relate 'texts' to historical, political and cultural moments
- identify a particular photographic 'style'
- write critical appreciations in French (eg journalistic, personal) of a range of photographs, exhibitions, etc.
Skills outcomes
Students will be able to:
- analyze a photograph for its plurality of uses and meanings
- manipulate computer-generated photographs
- comment, discursively in French, on photography
Syllabus
Set texts:
Raymond Depardon, Errance (Seuil 2000)
Gisèle Freund, Photographie et société (Seuil 1974)
Patrick Modiano, Chien de printemps (Seuil 1992)
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Lecture | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
Seminar | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
Tutorial | 2 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
Private study hours | 187.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 13.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
The idea for the dissertation is to incorporate a learning diary (or 'reflective log'), written in French, which reflects upon the difficulties, trials and tribulations of researching and writing the dissertation. It should contain the 'scaffolding' of the dissertation proper (thoughts, theories, hesitancies etc). This diary is then to be submitted with the dissertation, and is assessed as part of the dissertation.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Progress in the second semester will be monitored by individual tutorials, results of which are written up by the student and submitted to the course tutor in writing (compulsory, but no credits). The diary (or 'reflective log') is also to be used as a formative tool in this respect.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Reflective log | 1000 words in French | 10.00 |
Essay | 4,000 words | 40.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 23/04/2008
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