Film and Photographic Studies
| Graad: | Master of Arts in Film and Photographic Studies |
|---|---|
| Onderwijsvorm: | Voltijd |
| Duur: | 1 jaar |
| Start: | September, februari |
| Taal: | Engels |
De master Film and Photographic Studies is een unieke opleiding, gericht op een uitdagende academische verdieping op het gebied van media die lens based zijn, namelijk fotografie, film en video.
Het curriculum is een combinatie van geschiedenis en theorie van film en fotografie, binnen het bredere kader van visuele cultuur en andere media. Daarbij zal aan deze drie media aandacht worden besteed zowel op basis van het discours over hun specifieke aard als wel over hun onderlinge relatie.
Studenten die deze master heb gevolgd zullen zich kunnen profileren als bijvoorbeeld film- en fotografiehistoricus, conservator, criticus, manager van een foto-agentschap of tentoonstellingsmaker.
De informatie over dit programma is beschikbaar in de volgende talen:
Film and Photography are currently the focus of considerable interest. The Amsterdam Film museum, in its more than sixty-year existence, has built up a reputation for appealing and daring programming.
Photography museums have been established in Rotterdam, The Hague and Amsterdam, and articles on photography regularly appear in the art pages of leading newspapers. Art museums and university libraries are paying more attention to their own photo collections. The Leiden University library houses one of our country’s oldest and most complete photo collections.
As a result of this increasing interest, there is a growing need for well-trained individuals with specialist knowledge of this field. These individuals are professionals who can approach and analyse film and photography both as independent media and in relation to other disciplines and media. The Master’s in Film and Photographic Studies at Leiden University is the only programme that focuses so specifically on film and photography while maintaining an interdisciplinary approach, as well as providing academic (intellectual) skills.
Areas of attention
The Master’s in Film and Photographic Studies aims to provide you with a broad academic and social orientation on film and photography as well as insight into photographic practice as research. Particular areas of attention include:
- the interdisciplinary methods in the academic study of film and photography;
- theories of film, photography and video;
- the significance of film and photography as a means of communication and a mass medium with specific underlying strategies;
- the interconnections among film, photography, video, visual culture and other forms of visual art;
- the forms of presentation for film and photography (exhibitions, internet, publications, reviews, etc.);
- film and photographic practice as research;
- strategies in the field of collecting, conservation and management.
As a result of the increasing interest in film and photography and the growing role played by film and photography in society, the environments (‘photography worlds’ and ‘film worlds’) in which film and photography can be investigated are constantly increasing. Recent developments such as digital photography and new media are also dealt with in the programme.
