Photographic Archives Curation
Code
722051374
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Formação ao Longo da Vida
Credits
10
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. To know how to identify photographic processes and deterioration forms, in order to be able to distinguish generically different types of photographs and thus to be able to manage possible conservation problems.
2. Understand and frame photographic documentation in the context of information sciences, recognizing the specific characteristics of this type of document, but valuing an integrative and systemic perspective.
3. Planning the management of photographic collections, taking into account their needs in terms of preservation and its availability to the public.
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
1. Introduction. 1.1. The structure of a photograph. 1.2. Brief History of the development of photographic processes and deterioration forms. 1.3. The photograph as document and as information source. 1.4. The photography information institutions
2. Acquisition. 2.1. The Entrance. 2.2. Classification. 2.3. Observation and planning (Preparation of a documental and conservation treatment plan)
3. Description. 3.1. What is the description of Photography? 3.2. What describe in a picture? 3.3. The specifics of photography: visual analysis methodologies for solving problems of recognition and identification of content production contexts; visual literacy
3.4. Indexing: keywords and thesaurus; Crowdsourcing and folksonomies. 3.5. Instrument description and standardization
4. Preservation. 4.1. Environmental monitoring. 4.2. Storage room, exhibitionroom. 4.3. Conservation treatments. 4.4. packaging
5. Provision and Public Access.
Bibliography
BOADAS, Joan, CASELLAS, Lluís-Esteve, Suquet, M. Angels Manual para la gestión de fondos y colleciones fotográficas, Girona: CCG Ediciones, 2001.
CHARBONNEAU, Normand, ROBERT, Mario La Gestion des Archives Photographiques. Presses de L Université du Québec: Québec, 2001.
FRANCH, David La Fotografia digital en los archivos: Que es y como se trata. Ediciones Trea: Gijón, 2008.
GASTAMINZA, Félix del Valle - Manual de Documentación Fotográfica. Editorial Sintesis: Madrid, 1999.
RITZENTHALER, Mary Lynn, OConnor, Diane Photographs: archival care and Management, Chicago: The Society of American Archivists, 2006.
SÁNCHEZ VIGIL, Juan - El documento fotográfico : historia, usos y aplicaciones. Gijón: Ediciones Trea, 2006.
SCHWARTZ, Joan - Coming to Terms with Photographs: Descriptive Standards, Linguistic \"Othering,\" and the Margins of Archivy. Archivaria, North America, 1, jan. 2002. Disponível em: http://journals.sfu.ca/archivar/index.php/archivaria/article/view/12861/14092.
Teaching method
Theoretical lectures with the exhibition of the syllabus of the seminar, followed by practical lessons that will be debated and problematized the themes previously presented.
At the beginning of the semester each student will be given the calender of the entire seminary, knowing in advance the topics discussed in each session and the respective required reading for participation in the debate.
Evaluation method
a) Individual work theoretical-practical: the student must choose an institution with photographic documentation and analyze, based on knowledge acquired, the documental and conservation treatment performed there. Maximum of 15 pages (40%);
b) Critical review of a text (chosen from the required readings). Maximum of 5 pages (30%);
c) Oral presentation of critical review (20%);
d) Attendance and participation in class (10%).