Admission requirements
BA-degree, course is ONLY accessible to students in the Master Program Film and Photographic Studies.
Description
This course will examine current curatorial strategies concerning the photographic image. In a series of expert meetings and several group seminars, subjects such as curating exhibitions of photography (in a photo museum, photography gallery, and museum of modern art), conservation of various kinds of photo archives and collections, restoration and registering of photographs, editing of a photography magazine, and organizing photo festivals will be addressed. In addition to examining critical literature on the topics in question, students will carry out their own practical research project in this course, which entails collaboration with photography collections and institutes in the Netherlands. They are expected to collaborate with professionals in the organization of a project that involves elements of programming or curating, such as the presentation, selection or promotion of photography. In the subsequent seminars, students discuss their projects. The main part of this course consists of meeting professionals in their workplace, and visiting collections, archives, festival, and exhibitions.
Course objectives
To develop skills of written and oral presentation;
To conduct research in an independent manner in the fields of photography;
To gain practical experience in the fields of photography by carrying out a practice-based research project in collaboration with a societal partner;
To develop flexibility, resilience and creativity in processes of (co-)producing photography; projects, as well as in generating solutions for practice-based problems and challenges;
To develop skills of academic and critical writing;
To acquire knowledge of the curatorial history of various genres of photography.
Timetable
The timetables are avalable through MyTimetable.
Mode of instruction
Excursion
Research
Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment
Mid-term assignment 30%
Project portfolio 70%
Weighing
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average. To pass the course, the weighted average of the partial grades must be 5.5 or higher.
Resit
The resit consists of the same subtests as the first opportunity.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Literature will be announced on Brightspace before the beginning of the course. Texts will be made available on Brightspace. Literature should be studied before each class.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal.
Remarks
Not applicable