123241-44 | R Advanced Methods | R | Documentary/Creative Photographic Practice as an Instrument for Critical Analysis

Lehrende: Dr. Andrew McNiven

Veranstaltungsart: Seminar / Übung

Orga-Einheit: Communication & Cultural Management

Anzeige im Stundenplan: Advanced Methods | R

Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Credits: 3,0

Standort: Campus der Zeppelin Universität

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: 5 | 30

Prioritätsschema: Standard-Priorisierung

Inhalte:
An exercise in the use of creative and documentary methods and approaches, such as photography, film and audio, as instruments of critical analysis 

 

(Please note: course will be taught in English)

Lernziele:
This participatory course will focus on and use students’ own study and research interests (politics, economics, culture etc.) and develop appropriate creative/documentary analytical methodological competencies in relation to these using a variety of media (video, audio, photography)  

• Learn critical analysis through practice: methodologies, approaches, techniques, strategies 
  
• Learn how to approach ideas and contexts through media from a critical position 
  
• Learn practical production techniques to support this through staging exercises  
  
• Learn to use media creatively: to extend knowledge; as a research tool; to distribute ideas
  

Weitere Informationen zu den Prüfungsleistungen:
50% for participation; 
50% for the work produced; 
This could be understood as: half for ‘how’; half for ‘what’. 

Students will be required to submit a brief explanatory paper

Literatur:
Please note: intended to promote thinking relative to the course and by no means definitive…

Krase/Zuev: Visual Sociology: http://www.sagepub.net/isa/resources/pdf/VisualSociology.pdf

Roland Barthes: Camera Lucida: reflections on photography: https://monoskop.org/images/c/c5/Barthes_Roland_Camera_Lucida_Reflections_on_Photography.pdf

Also: I suggest spending some time at the ZU White Box before course begins: 

https://www.zu.de/universitaet/artsprogram/der-verstehende-blick.php