Seizing the Light, A Social History of Photography, 2 nd edition, Robert Hirsch. McGraw Hill ISBN:

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1 ARH 3710 History of Photography I University of Central Florida Fall 2015 Web Course Dr. Keri Watson Office: Visual Arts Building, 105H Office Hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs. 10am- noon or online Phone (678) E- mail: keri.watson@ucf.edu Course Description: The history of the evolution of still photography from its earliest inception to about Text: The following text is required: Seizing the Light, A Social History of Photography, 2 nd edition, Robert Hirsch. McGraw Hill ISBN: Course Objectives 1. Identify and explain the facts and principles leading to the invention of photography. 2. To gain an accurate knowledge about the important terms, facts, persons, and photographic methods considered in the course. 3. Discover and demonstrate the growth of the visual language of photography in the 19 th Century and relate this to the people who made it happen. 4. Compose and create a vision of quality and impact in image making and write about the components required to achieve them. 5. Compare and contrast, and analyze, the great photographic artists of the 19 th Century. Describe and critique their methods and evaluate their work. Learning Objective To develop an appreciation of the fine arts, specifically photography, from either an historical or creative viewpoint by gaining an accurate knowledge of the important terms, facts, persons, and photographic methods and movements considered in the course. Grade Criteria Participation A successful class requires the active participation of all members. Student discussion is an essential part of this course. Participation in discussions is expected and is a large part of your final grade. Missed discussions cannot be made- up and they must be posted by the 1

2 due dates. Read the assigned material and review the web site before engaging in the discussions. There will be an online discussion for each of the chapters we read this semester that will include an intermediate due date along with the weekly due date. These online discussions are the equivalent of coming to class. You must login during the week and take some time with your classmate's posts by reading a substantial percentage of them. Make a considerable effort to find out what your classmates think about the topic we are discussing. Participating in the discussions includes more than just posting your thoughts. You must read what others think about the subject too. See below, the Rubric for Evaluating Online Discussions, for grading criteria. Discussions, Reading Log, and Quizzes There will be 5 quizzes, 9 on- line discussions, and 9 reading log entries. Make- up quizzes for full credit are allowed only in cases of prior permission or documented emergency. There will be discussion prompts provided for you to respond to relating to the textbook/module content. You will create a short statement surrounding that particular theme for the in- class discussion. Discussion prompts are due on the date indicated and will not be accepted late for credit. Be prepared to meet all deadlines. Late assignments will automatically lose a letter grade; one week past due, two letter grades. After that no credit will be given. If extraordinary circumstances have affected your ability to complete your work on time, please contact me in advance of the deadline. All work will be assigned a numerical value and graded on a straight percentage scale. Final grade for the term will be calculated on that scale based on a percentage for each assignment. Incomplete Grades 100% = A + 96% = A 93% = A - 89% = B + 87% = B 83% = B - 79% = C + 77% = C 73% = C - 69% = D + 67% = D 63% = D - 59% = F An incomplete grade will only be given as an exception (illness, family emergency, or an unforeseen change in life circumstances.) Additionally, a grade of I may be given only if a student has been attending classes on a regular basis and has completed a majority of the coursework. The request to complete the remaining coursework must be made by the student and agreed to by the instructor. It is your responsibility to arrange for completion of the course and to submit to the instructor all coursework by the agreed upon schedule. According to university policy, any incomplete grade not satisfied by the date published in the term schedule will become an F. 2

3 Assignments 25% Textbook reading log. I would like you to create a weekly entry into the online reading log. This will be based on each of the nine chapters that we cover from the textbook. The form is your choice you can summarize, analyze, associate, illustrate, evaluate, question, argue with or connect the text to personal experience. You can create and combine sketches or drawings or diagrams or poems or photographs or create a dialog or simply write about what you are reading. The point here is for you to think more deeply than just the surface of the text; in terms beyond just memorizing the contents of the text what does the text mean to you? What is the important information in it? Who are these people and why are these people, their artistic practices, important to the world? Does this information have an effect on your view of the world? Please see further details of the assignment and rubric on page 5. 50% Quizzes. There will be 5 quizzes. Quiz 1 covers chapter 1; Quiz 2 covers chapters 2 and 3; Quiz 3 covers chapters 4 and 5; Quiz 4 covers chapters 6 and 7; Quiz 5 covers chapters 8 and 9. The due dates for the quizzes are listed on the course site. 25% Participation in online discussions. The minimum requirement for each discussion (unless otherwise noted in the module) is one substantive original posting and one response to your classmates postings for a total of two postings for each prompt. Feel free to contribute as much beyond the required postings as you wish. I encourage you to read as many of your classmate s postings as possible. Please note that this grade is not an automatic 85 or 95 just because you contributed a sentence or two. You are receiving points for the level, the thoughtfulness, and thoroughness of your participation/discussion. To simply agree or disagree with other group members is not sufficient in a discussion. You are expected to elaborate on why you do or do not agree with another participant s perspective. Discussions will have an initial post by date and a closing date. Dates and post times will be published on the course site. Please review the Discussion Topics section of the Protocols in Module 0 for more information about online discussions. Please see the Rubric for Evaluating Online Discussions on page 6. Academic Honesty Policy Those who cheat in any way primarily cheat themselves; but they also compromise the academic climate for all members of the University of Central Florida. Cheating and plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated, and will be subject to appropriate referral to the UCF Office of Student Conduct for further action. Cheating and plagiarism of any kind will result in an F for the assignment and may, depending on the severity of the case, lead to an "F" for the entire course. Academic integrity will be appraised according to the student academic behavior standards outlined in The Golden Rule of the University of Central Florida s Student Handbook. See for further details. I will assume for this course that you will 3

4 adhere to the academic creed of this University and will maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. I will also adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity. Please do not ask me to bend or break rules for one person that will not apply to everyone. Do not ask for extensions that give you advantages over classmates. Accessibility Statement The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. Students who need accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services before requesting accommodations from the professor. UCF Orlando campus, Ferrell Commons, Bldg. 7F, Room 185. Phone (407) sds@ucf.edu UCF Regional Campus contacts: Submitting Written Materials Any uploaded written materials asked for must be submitted in an appropriate format. This will be indicated in the assignment itself. Use only the Word (doc, docx) or Acrobat (pdf) document formats when uploading assignments. Any images created and uploaded should be converted to the jpg / jpeg format. Documentation of Academic Activity As of Fall 2014, all faculty members are required to document students' academic activity at the beginning of each course. In order to document that you began this course, please complete the following academic activity by the end of the first week of classes, or as soon as possible after adding the course, but no later than August 27. Failure to do so will result in a delay in the disbursement of your financial aid. Activity: Complete Module 0 discussion thread: Introduce yourself Textbook Reading Log I would like you to create and post an entry into the online reading log for each of the first nine chapters of our textbook, Seizing the Light, A Social History of Photography. The form is your choice you can summarize, analyze, associate, illustrate, evaluate, question, argue with or connect the readings to personal experience. You can create and combine sketches or drawings or diagrams or poems or photographs or create a dialog or simply write about what you are reading. You are re- interpreting material from the text in a meaningful way. The point here is for you to think more deeply than just the surface of the text; in terms beyond just memorizing the contents of the chapters what does the reading mean to you? What is the 4

5 important information in it? Who are these people and why are these people, their artistic practices, important to the world? Does this information have an effect on your view of the world? Format: Upload the reading log to the course site in the Assignment area. These will be due over the course of the semester. Use only Word (doc, docx) Acrobat (pdf) and / or the jpg, jpeg formats for your materials. Minimum length is 200 words. Evaluation Criteria Scale Criteria 20 Strongly engaged, high- quality exploration that meets or exceeds the required minimum length and was on- time. 15 Quality exploration that is less engaging, less developed or less cogent than the higher rating. Meets or exceeds the required minimum length. 10 Quality exploration, but too short or meets the minimum length but is too superficial. 5 Too short and too superficial. 0 No response. Rubric for Evaluating Online Discussions Criteria Substantive comments reflect exceptionally written, exceptionally thoughtful, independent commentary with research or relevant references that equal or exceed 125 words (each). Responsive comments reflect exceptionally written, exceptionally thoughtful, independent, commentary with research or relevant references that equal or exceed 50 words (each). Comments go beyond simply answering the prompt by attempting to stimulate further thought & discussion. Rating 20 5

6 Substantive comments reflect well- written, thoughtful, independent commentary somewhat supported with research or relevant references that equal or exceed 125 words (each). Comments do not generally require further analysis of the subject and are less developed or less cogent than the higher rating. Responsive comments reflect well written, thoughtful, independent commentary somewhat supported with research or relevant references that equal or exceed 50 words (each). Substantive comments reflect satisfactorily written, somewhat thoughtful, somewhat independent commentary that is loosely or not supported with research or relevant references that equal 125 words (each). Responsive comments reflect satisfactorily written, somewhat thoughtful, somewhat independent commentary that is loosely or not supported with research or relevant references that equal 50 words (each). Comments provide obvious information without further analysis of the concept and lack depth of knowledge or reasoning. Substantive comments reflect inadequately written, shallow, unoriginal commentary not supported or adequately supported by research or relevant references and are less than 125 words (each). Responsive comments reflect inadequately written, shallow, unoriginal commentary not supported or adequately supported with research or relevant references and are less than 50 words (each). No response provided to the prompt within the associated timeframe or comments reflect poorly written, ill- conceived, unoriginal commentary supported by no research or relevant references. Content is significantly less than the minimum word count points possible Course Schedule ARH 3710 History of Photography I We will spend approximately a week and a half on each chapter/module. This schedule gives a broad overview of the course calendar. See the course site for specific deadlines (dates and times). Week Topic Reading/Assignment 1 Introduction Ch. 1: Advancing towards Photography: The Birth of Modernity Module 0 Introduction Discussion Board R. Hirsch, Chapter 1. Module 1 Online Discussion 1 6

7 2 Ch. 1: Advancing towards Photography: The Birth of Modernity Ch. 2: The Daguerreotype: Image and Object Quiz #1 Chapter 1 R. Hirsch, Chapter 2. Module 2 3 Labor Day Holiday Ch. 2: The Daguerreotype: Image and Object Online discussion 2 4 Ch. 3: Calotype Rising: The Arrival of Photography R. Hirsch, Chapter 3. Module 3 Online discussion 3 Quiz #2 Chapters 2 & 3 5 Ch. 3: Calotype Rising: The Arrival of Photography Ch. 4: Pictures on Glass: The Wet- Plate Process R. Hirsch, Chapter 4. Module 4 Online discussion 4 6 Ch. 5: Prevailing Events/Picturing Calamity R. Hirsch, Chapter 5. Module 5 Online discussion 5 7 Ch. 5: Prevailing Events/Picturing Calamity Quiz #3 Chapters 4 & 5 8 Ch. 6: A New Medium of Communication: Art or Industry? R. Hirsch, Chapter 6. Module 6 Online discussion 6 9 Ch. 6: A New Medium of Communication: Art or Industry? 7

8 Ch. 7: Standardizing the Practice: A Transparent Truth R. Hirsch, Chapter 7. Module 7 Online discussion 7 10 Ch. 7: Standardizing the Practice: A Transparent Truth 11 Ch. 8: New Ways of Visualizing Time and Space Quiz #4 Chapters 6 & 7 R. Hirsch, Chapter 8. Module 8 Online discussion 8 12 Ch. 8: New Ways of Visualizing Time and Space 13 Ch. 9: Suggesting the Subject: The Evolution of Pictorialism 14 Ch. 9: Suggesting the Subject: The Evolution of Pictorialism R. Hirsch, Chapter 9. Module 9 Online discussion 9 Quiz #5 Chapters 8 & 9 15 Semester Ends 8