The ‘archival turn’ of the 1990s brought increased scrutiny to the practices of collecting, collating, and classifying photographs – procedures that are often sites of contested histories. The status and power of the archive, as a means by which historical knowledge and forms of memory are collected, stored and retrieved, continues to expand exponentially. This module considers the archive and archives in relation to the history of photography, photographic practices, visual art and media practices more broadly. The aim of the module is to introduce students to a range of ideas and disciplinary perspectives on the photographic archive and archives in general, encouraging them to use this knowledge to generate archival projects of their own.
Photography archives
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The role of the photograph as document
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The perspective of the archivist and working practices in archives
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Materiality and the Photographic Archive
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Affective processes in the archive
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Archives 2.0, digitization and databases
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History and the processes of memorialisation
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The archive as conceptual and philosophical system
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The archive in contemporary visual art practices
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Feminist historiography and archival concerns
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Community archives and vernacular photography
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Lectures and video presentations-slideshows
Oral and Visual Presentations
Site visits
Readings
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |