Unidade Curricular | Course Unit
Cultura Visual / Visual Culture |
Código da Unidade Curricular | Course ID
12163 |
ECTS | Credits
6 |
Ciclo de Estudos | Level
1º |
Semestre | Semester
2º |
Docente(s) | Instructor(s)
Paula Horta |
Língua de ensino | Language of instruction
English |
Programa (na língua de ensino) | Course description (in language of instruction)
This course focuses on the visual experience, as it shapes our sense of identity, history and social relations. As such, it is geared toward building a toolbox through which students can 1) explore theoretical approaches to the study of Visual Culture; 2) outline the historical and sociocultural context of the production, circulation and reception of visual representations; 3) develop critical visual literacy, which may be understood as the development of critical inquiry and thinking about images and objects, as well as their means of production and dissemination; 4) examine the rhetorical dimension of visual representations and practices (painting, photography, video and digital media, graffiti and murals); 5) consider the relationship between visual and written texts. |
Avaliação (na língua de ensino) | Grading and Assessment (in language of instruction)
This course follows a continuous assessment model. Students are expected to maintain regular attendance, contribute to in-class discussions and activities, complete all assignments and come to class prepared to discuss the reading material(s) scheduled for that day. The assessment criteria are as follows: Attendance and participation in class discussions (15%); assignment based on the reading of on one or more of the recommended theoretical texts (20%); research project to be presented and discussed in class (30%): Written Test (35%). |
Bibliografia (selection) | Readings (selection)
Barret, Terry. 2006. Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images. 4th ed. New York: McGraw Hill. Barthes, Roland. 1977. Image, Music, Text. Transl. Stephen Heath. London: Fontana Press. Clarke, Graham. 1997. The Photograph. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Rose, Gillian. 2016. Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials. 4thed. London: Sage. Sturken, Marita and Lisa Cartwright. 2018. Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture. 3rded. Oxford: Oxford University Press. van Straten, Roelof. 1994. An Introduction to Iconography, Transl. Patricia de Man, London & New York: Taylor & Francis. Wells, Liz. 2003. The Photography Reader. London & New York: Routledge. |