Study-unit IMAGE EDUCATION

Versione Italiana
Course name Sciences of education
Study-unit Code A003009
Curriculum Educatore professionale socio-pedagogico
Lecturer Francesco Bono
Lecturers
  • Francesco Bono
Hours
  • 54 ore - Francesco Bono
CFU 6
Course Regulation Coorte 2023
Supplied 2024/25
Supplied other course regulation
Learning activities Affine/integrativa
Area Attività formative affini o integrative
Sector L-ART/06
Type of study-unit Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction Italian.
Contents The course offers an introduction to the history and theory of photography.
Reference texts Graham Clarke, La fotografia. Una storia culturale e visuale, Einaudi, Torino 2009. Claudio Marra, Che cos'è la fotografia, Carocci, Roma 2017. Susan Sontag, Sulla fotografia, Einaudi, Torino 2004. Roland Barthes, La camera chiara. Note sulla fotografia, Einaudi, Torino 2003. Juliet Hacking (a cura di), Fotografia. La storia completa, Atlante, Bologna 2013. Tom Ang, Photography. Il libro completo sulla storia della fotografia, Gribaudo, Milano 2016.
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the necessary skills to use photography as a tool of information and knowledge.
The students will acquire the ability of reading, interpreting and using photography in the various fields of application, with specific reference to Interior Design, Exhibit Design, Retail Design, Fashion Design and Product Design.
Prerequisites None.
Teaching methods The course is divided into theoretical and practical lessons.
Other information None.
Learning verification modality The exam consists of a final oral test, i.e. a discussion-interview on the topics of the course. The interview will verify that the student is able to discuss what learnt during the course with method, propriety of language and of exposure. The duration of the test varies depending on the performance of the test itself.
Extended program The course offers an introduction to the history and theory of photography and its use in Interior Design, Exhibit Design, Retail Design, Fashion Design and Product Design. It is divided into the following didactic units: 1. The origins of photography; 2. The photographic portrait; 3. Landscape photography; 4. Documentary photography; 5. Photography as Art.