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080078 PS Case Study II/III: Photography in and beyond Ottoman Lands (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Courses will not be conducted in the premises of the University of Vienna, but in the form of home learning via Moodle.

  • Thursday 05.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 19.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 26.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 02.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 23.04. 10:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 30.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 07.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 14.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 28.05. 10:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 04.06. 10:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 18.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Thursday 25.06. 10:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this course is to equip students with skills for visual analysis and interpretation, while introducing them to complexities of photographic production and circulation in and beyond Ottoman lands. This course will examine how and why this nineteenth-century technology and mode of representation was exploited in different parts of the Ottoman Empire. It will focus on aesthetics and politics of photographs and their reproductions and utilization in postcards, paintings, and print media. It will further explore the service of photography to imperial endeavors, colonial surveillance, Orientalist fantasies, curious travelers, and enthusiastic artists, with comparative materials from North Africa, Iran, and India.

Assessment and permitted materials

In this course, students will present selected readings and lead discussions in class. Before submitting their final research paper, they will make a short presentation about their preliminary work.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Critical approach to sources, basic terminological knowledge, and awareness of comparative literature.

Examination topics

Participation in class discussions and a well-researched paper.

Reading list

Markus Ritter and Staci G. Scheiwiller, eds. The Indigenous Lens? Early Photography in the Near and Middle East (Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2018).

Zeynep Çelik and Edhem Eldem, eds. Camera Ottomana: Photography and Modernity in the Ottoman Empire, 1840–1914 (Istanbul: Koç University Press, 2015).

Ali Behdad and Luke Gartlan, eds. Photography’s Orientalism: New Essays on Colonial Representation (Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2013).

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