FFV1001 Visual Sociology
- Course codeFFV1001
- Number of credits15
- Teaching semester2023 Spring
- Language of instructionEnglish
- CampusLillehammer
Visual Sociology gives an introduction to critical perspectives on photography, using a selection of texts of key authors and social science theories. The course is partly theoretical and partly practical. Practical elements include students creating a visual representation of a social group or environment accompanied by written text.
The topics and issues discussed are ethical, social and political implications of photography; the relationship between photographer and the subject that is photographed; and photography as a method to explore and portray social reality. The relationship between visual sociology and photography as the art will be discussed, and the characteristics of photography will be compared to other audiovisual media and written text.
Learning Outcome
- insight into core theoretical debates and ethical issues on photography, insights into photography as social practice, and how social and cultural context influences interpretations of photographs and images.
- skills and ethical sensibility in practical street-based photography and skills to use photography as method for exploration and portrayal of social reality.
Lectures, seminars and workshop.
There will be an introduction to the use of digital cameras and editing software.
Participation in lectures is expected.
The students will present a text about photography of a key author to their fellow students.. Students will also present their photographic work in progress to their fellow students.
Students need access to a digital camera.
| Form of assessment | Grading scale | Grouping | Duration of assessment | Support materials | Proportion | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home exam | ECTS - A-F |
The assessment has two parts:
- Written home exam of a given topic
- A portfolio of 6-8 photographs of a social environment together with 2 pages of written text.