Sumários

The myth of photographic truth

22 Setembro 2022, 14:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

  • Vision vs. Visuality
  • Modes of visuality and countervisuality
  • The myth of photographic truth
  • The paradox of photography

Imagem e sociedade contemporânea

21 Setembro 2022, 15:30 • Mário Vítor Bastos

As imagens e seu domínio na sociedade contemporânea.

Discussion of central theories in the chapter "Images Power and Politics" by Marita sturgeon and Lisa Cartwright (2018)

20 Setembro 2022, 14:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

  • the relationships of power involved in looking;
  • how/ why images are invested with power
  • representation
  • visual analysis of Samuel Aranda's photo of Fatima al-Qaws cradling her son Zayed, 2011 

Apresentação

16 Setembro 2022, 15:30 • Mário Vítor Bastos

Foi apresentado o programa da UC, seus objetivos e método de avaliação.

Introduction to key concepts in the study of visual culture

15 Setembro 2022, 14:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Marita Sturken & Lisa Cartwright, "Introduction", in Practises of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture, 2018, 1-8

Discussion about the meaning of “look” and what is intended by “practices of looking”, "visual mediation" and “visuality”.
Visual analysis of a chosen image.