Programme

The PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL HISTORY laboratory, held by Manuela Fugenzi, journalist, photo editor and photographic critic, is an articulated activity on historical and contemporary photography, aimed to understanding its role as witness of civil society as well as its narrative potential. By showing and contextualizing the most significant examples of italian and international photography -from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day- on topics of strong social value, students will be guided in a simulation of photo research online in archives of institutions and photo agencies, as well as in their family albums. This year the subject will be: MIGRANT PEOPLES.

Topics and activities of the workshop-lessons:
• References to history of photography and major themes of social history
• The photographic language; analog photography, digital photography
• Photographic genres and online archives: accesses and research methods
• The archive card: checking the information and drafting the caption
• Selection of images in a sequence
• Final editing of the photographs and drafting of the related captions and photo credits
• Creation of a portfolio using PowerPoint

Type of delivery of the course

The seminar is divided into 12 lessons of 3 hours each, for a total of 36 hours: 4 lectures on the history of photography and introduction to online photo research 4 workshop-lessons on photo research applied to the theme assigned to the students, to be carried out in the laboratory 2 lessons of presentation, verification and selection of the collected materials 2 lessons aimed at the construction of photo essay in digital format, with title and captions. For detailed information on the topics and dates of the lessons, see the bulletin board at: bit.ly/dsu-fugenzi

Type of evaluation

Attendance is mandatory, there is a maximum of 10% of the hours of absence therefore 3.6 hours, as specified in the notice of participation in the workshop. In case of illness, students are required to present a medical certificate. Only students who complete the research and its powerpoint presentation will be able to acquire the credits related to the activities of the laboratory.

Programme

The PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL HISTORY laboratory, held by Manuela Fugenzi, journalist, photo editor and photographic critic, is an articulated activity on historical and contemporary photography, aimed to understanding its role as witness of civil society as well as its narrative potential. By showing and contextualizing the most significant examples of italian and international photography -from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day- on topics of strong social value, students will be guided in a simulation of photo research online in archives of institutions and photo agencies, as well as in their family albums. This year the subject will be: MIGRANT PEOPLES.

Topics and activities of the workshop-lessons:
• References to history of photography and major themes of social history
• The photographic language; analog photography, digital photography
• Photographic genres and online archives: accesses and research methods
• The archive card: checking the information and drafting the caption
• Selection of images in a sequence
• Final editing of the photographs and drafting of the related captions and photo credits
• Creation of a portfolio using PowerPoint

Type of delivery of the course

The seminar is divided into 12 lessons of 3 hours each, for a total of 36 hours: 4 lectures on the history of photography and introduction to online photo research 4 workshop-lessons on photo research applied to the theme assigned to the students, to be carried out in the laboratory 2 lessons of presentation, verification and selection of the collected materials 2 lessons aimed at the construction of photo essay in digital format, with title and captions. For detailed information on the topics and dates of the lessons, see the bulletin board at: bit.ly/dsu-fugenzi

Type of evaluation

Attendance is mandatory, there is a maximum of 10% of the hours of absence therefore 3.6 hours, as specified in the notice of participation in the workshop. In case of illness, students are required to present a medical certificate. Only students who complete the research and its powerpoint presentation will be able to acquire the credits related to the activities of the laboratory.

Programme

The PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL HISTORY laboratory, held by Manuela Fugenzi, journalist, photo editor and photographic critic, is an articulated activity on historical and contemporary photography, aimed to understanding its role as witness of civil society as well as its narrative potential. By showing and contextualizing the most significant examples of italian and international photography -from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day- on topics of strong social value, students will be guided in a simulation of photo research online in archives of institutions and photo agencies, as well as in their family albums. This year the subject will be: MIGRANT PEOPLES.

Topics and activities of the workshop-lessons:
• References to history of photography and major themes of social history
• The photographic language; analog photography, digital photography
• Photographic genres and online archives: accesses and research methods
• The archive card: checking the information and drafting the caption
• Selection of images in a sequence
• Final editing of the photographs and drafting of the related captions and photo credits
• Creation of a portfolio using PowerPoint

Type of delivery of the course

The seminar is divided into 12 lessons of 3 hours each, for a total of 36 hours: 4 lectures on the history of photography and introduction to online photo research 4 workshop-lessons on photo research applied to the theme assigned to the students, to be carried out in the laboratory 2 lessons of presentation, verification and selection of the collected materials 2 lessons aimed at the construction of photo essay in digital format, with title and captions. For detailed information on the topics and dates of the lessons, see the bulletin board at: bit.ly/dsu-fugenzi

Type of evaluation

Attendance is mandatory, there is a maximum of 10% of the hours of absence therefore 3.6 hours, as specified in the notice of participation in the workshop. In case of illness, students are required to present a medical certificate. Only students who complete the research and its powerpoint presentation will be able to acquire the credits related to the activities of the laboratory.

Programme

The PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL HISTORY laboratory, held by Manuela Fugenzi, journalist, photo editor and photographic critic, is an articulated activity on historical and contemporary photography, aimed to understanding its role as witness of civil society as well as its narrative potential. By showing and contextualizing the most significant examples of italian and international photography -from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day- on topics of strong social value, students will be guided in a simulation of photo research online in archives of institutions and photo agencies, as well as in their family albums. This year the subject will be: MIGRANT PEOPLES.

Topics and activities of the workshop-lessons:
• References to history of photography and major themes of social history
• The photographic language; analog photography, digital photography
• Photographic genres and online archives: accesses and research methods
• The archive card: checking the information and drafting the caption
• Selection of images in a sequence
• Final editing of the photographs and drafting of the related captions and photo credits
• Creation of a portfolio using PowerPoint

Type of delivery of the course

The seminar is divided into 12 lessons of 3 hours each, for a total of 36 hours: 4 lectures on the history of photography and introduction to online photo research 4 workshop-lessons on photo research applied to the theme assigned to the students, to be carried out in the laboratory 2 lessons of presentation, verification and selection of the collected materials 2 lessons aimed at the construction of photo essay in digital format, with title and captions. For detailed information on the topics and dates of the lessons, see the bulletin board at: bit.ly/dsu-fugenzi

Type of evaluation

Attendance is mandatory, there is a maximum of 10% of the hours of absence therefore 3.6 hours, as specified in the notice of participation in the workshop. In case of illness, students are required to present a medical certificate. Only students who complete the research and its powerpoint presentation will be able to acquire the credits related to the activities of the laboratory.