MFC6063 - Contemporary Photography

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

Photography is currently one of the most democratic and versatile mediums of communication and this module will discuss the key debates and practices of Contemporary Photography through lectures, discussions and workshops by looking at artists, materials, themes and interdisciplinary ideas.

By looking at contemporary practices such as photobook making and AI photography you will also be introduced to new ways of thinking about the medium as well as examining what the future of photography could look like. On this module you willcreate a portfolio of imagesthat question and determine how you can situate your own practice in the contemporary field.

This module is designed to facilitate you to contextualise your practice and create a body of work that is aligned to your interests and to your progression aims. With this in mind you are expected to create a brief, and action plan and from this research develop a body of creative work that shows who you are as a photographic practitioner.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 15
Intended Group Size: 15

Workshops
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: 15

Tutorials Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: 15

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
Assignment 1: A research plan with statement of research topic, its aims and methods.

Assignment 2: A portfolio of photographs (20-25 images) embodying a research project. These will be submitted as a photobook, print series, or an online gallery form and should be accompanied by a 250-word artist statement that clearly expresses the rationale of the work.

Early Assessment: there will be a formative assessment within the first 6 weeks, and this will help unpack the assignment details for the 1st assignment as well as guide and inform student preparation and help to understand the University grading system as applied to this module.

Assessment:

001 Research plan; 2,000 words; end of semester 1 40%
002 Portfolio; 4,000 word equiv; end of semester 2 60%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Liza Dracup
Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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