Transformierte Visualität. Fotografie aus kunst- und kulturhistorischer Sicht
Ulrike Matzer
Institute of Studies in Art and Art Education, Art History
2025S, Vorlesungen (VO), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05590
Description
The establishment of photography in the 19th century decisively transformed visual culture. A lively interaction between the disciplines of painting and sculpture and the new medium quickly emerged, and the study of architecture and the academic subject of art history have since relied heavily on photographic motifs. The “objective” technical image also opened up completely new perspectives for the sciences of the time.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, everyday culture has also been increasingly determined by photographic images. Today, they circulate to an unprecedented extent and, more than ever, they form an essential element of artistic practice. Photography is central to current discourses on 'race', class, gender, queerness and diversity, with debates often situated at the intersection of body politics and the ideological use of photographic images. Even if artistic production is no longer limited to working with individual media, it is essential to reflect on what is specific to each medium. This applies in particular to photography, or more broadly: the photographic, which spans a wide discursive field.
In this overview lecture, we will look at early applications of photography as well as its use in contemporary art, discuss central media-specific aspects such as objectivity, reproducibility, positive/negative or the concept of the archive, and examine the political function of photographic images.
The aim of the course is to impart basic knowledge of the history and theory of photography. The critical image competence acquired also represents an essential element of art and cultural-historical expertise.
Examination Modalities
Oral exam at the end of the semester.
Comments
The lecture will be held in German.
The images shown (PowerPoint presentations) will be made available week by week in the Nextcloud folder, as well as scans of short accompanying texts. As soon as your registration for the course is complete, you will have access to this folder.
If possible, there will also be teaching excursions to exhibitions and photo collections, depending on the number of students.
Key Words
visuelle Kultur, Mediengeschichte, Fotografiegeschichte, Medientheorie, analog/digital, Kunstgeschichte, photography
Dates
12 March 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
19 March 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
26 March 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
02 April 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
09 April 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
30 April 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
07 May 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
14 May 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
21 May 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
28 May 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
04 June 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
11 June 2025, 11:00–12:30 Lecture Room 1
18 June 2025, 11:00–14:00 Lecture Room 1 , "1. Prüfungstermin" (examination)
02 July 2025, 11:00–14:00 Lecture Room 1 , "2. Prüfungstermin" (examination)
Course Enrolment
From 13 February 2025, 00:00 to 18 March 2025, 12:12
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Art History 537/080.10
Stage Design (1. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Kunstgeschichte 542/107.01
Stage Design (2. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Kunstgeschichte 542/207.01
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (1. Section): Wissenschaftlich theoretische und historische Grundlagen: Kunstgeschichte 566/108.12
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Kunstgeschichte 566/208.12
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (1. Section): Wissenschaftlich theoretische und historische Grundlagen: Kunstgeschichte 567/108.12
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Kunstgeschichte 567/208.12
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 1: Art History 568/005.03
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 2: Art History 568/006.03
Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (1. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Fundamentals: Art History 576/103.02
Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Fundamentals: Humanities 576/203.02
Industrial Design (1. Section): Art and Cultural Studies - Basics: Art History 580/104.08
Design: Specialisation in Fashion Design (1. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Free Elective Pool Methodological and Theoretical Basics 584/103.80
Fine Arts (1. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Art History 605/102.80
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Art Theory, Cultural Studies, Art History, Philosophy 605/202.01
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Scientific and Research Practice 605/202.80
Design: Specialisation in Applied Photography and Time-based Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 626/203.02
Co-registration: possible
Attending individual courses: possible