CODE 53109 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI CULTURALI 8453 (L-1) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-ART/03 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The History of Photography course explores the development of the photographic medium and the protagonists of photography from the origins to the 1940s. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES By analyzing various pictures during the lectures, students will be able to identify the main historical features of photography, and examine its evolution from its origins until the 1940s. Furthermore, the fundamentals of cataloging a photographic collection will be introduced, through the use of the ICCD's 'F form' (Scheda F ICCD) and by studying photographic archives. By the end of this course, students will thus be expected to know the main features of the history of photography up until the 1940s, its main characters and events, as well as be acquainted with the main principles of Italian photographic cataloging standards. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES This course aims to teach students about the main authors and currents of photography from its origins up until the 1940s, as well as the main photographic techniques and photographic archiving methods. Lectures will particularly focus on the Italian and Genoese spheres. By the end of this course, students will be expected to: - know the main characters and the evolution of photography up until the 1940s; - be able to provide a correct chronological attribution to photographs, as well as their appropriate historical and artistic backgrounds; - be able to critically understand and present the topics studied during lectures and field experiences; - be able to apply the theoretical notions acquired from the ICCD's 'F forms' to concrete case studies. TEACHING METHODS The lessons will be held in person, images and working materials will be analyzed together and there will be cataloging exercises. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The student must be able to know the main protagonists, give a correct chronological attribution and analyze the artistic context, also know the cataloging rules of the Scheda F ICCD. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY 1) Students who have attended the course (at least two thirds of the lessons): - B. Newhall, The history of photography. Torino, Einaudi, 1984 (or other editions) - S. Sontag, "Vangeli fotografici" in Susan Sontag, On photography. Torino, Einaudi 1978 e 1992. Pp. 99-130 (or other editions) - Notes in class - Scheda F (*) 2) Students who have not attended - B. Newhall, The history of photography. Torino, Einaudi, 1984 (or other editions) - S. Sontag, "Vangeli fotografici" in Susan Sontag, On photography. Torino, Einaudi 1978 e 1992. Pp. 99-130 (or other editions) - File uploaded to Aulaweb. - S. Berselli, L. Gasparini, L’archivio fotografico. Manuale per la conservazione e gestione della fotografia antica e moderna, Zanichelli, Bologna 2000. Pp. 33-96. - Scheda F (*) (*) La scheda is available on the ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) website: www.iccd.beniculturali.it, version 4.00 is recommended. Any variation of the exam program must be agreed in advance with the teacher. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GLORIA VIALE Ricevimento: By appointment / Teams Exam Board GLORIA VIALE (President) LEO LECCI PAOLA VALENTI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START 19 September 2023 Class schedule HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY WITH ELEMENTS OF CATALOGING EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS For students who have attended the course (at least two thirds of the lessons): - lecture notes, - general texts indicated in the bibliography. For students who were unable to attend classes: - general texts indicated in the bibliography Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 23/01/2024 14:30 GENOVA Orale 07/02/2024 12:00 GENOVA Orale 08/05/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale 18/06/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale 02/07/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale 16/07/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale 10/09/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale