Documentary photography has been historically defined in terms of its connection with particular kinds of social investigation and its claim to be a catalyst for social change. In recent years photographers have revised and transformed traditional documentary photography methods influenced by theoretical debates that challenged its claim of neutrality or social emancipation. Contemporary documentary photography is a complex hybrid form, informed within a discursive field and often defined by engagement with social and political issues. This module examines the origins of socially concerned photographic practices and introduces contemporary visual strategies to represent culturally significant social and political societal issues.
Contemporary Documentary Photography
Storytelling and narrative photography, three-picture story method and assignment
Contemporary Documentary Photography
Socially concerned historical surveys and investigations and the ethics and politics of documentary photography
Contemporary Documentary Photography
Contemporary documentary practices from the street to the museum
Contemporary Documentary Photography
Image and text, photographic contexts and presentation methods for magazines, books and exhibition
Contemporary Documentary Photography
Documentary production and postproduction methods
Illustrated lectures and seminars: to introduce key concepts and photographic practices
Workshops: to deliver practical and technological skills
Group and individuals tutorials: to provide continuous feedback to individuals and peer groups.
Readings: to discuss histories, key methods and technologies
Group tutorials: to engage in peer review of the project outputs
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |