The course illustrates the basic techniques (i.e. lighting, exposure, composition, color, etc.) used to photograph archaeological sites, architectural monuments and landscapes, as well as works of art and archaeological finds, thereby putting...
The two main purposes of this course are:
The two main purposes of this course are:
1) To introduce you to the basic techniques that help you to master the fundamental rules of “making,” not just simply “taking,” photographs.
2) To offer a general idea of the conceptual issues concerning the...
This course is designed to provide an overview of the history of photography during the past two centuries in France. With its invention in 1839 by Niépce, the development of the daguerreotype, and the production of portraits, landscapes and...
The aim of this course is to deconstruct the role of the still image in media and society and compare the relative photographic vernacular of the USA and Europe. Photographs surround us, and inspire us, and become our memories and our present. We...
A conception of human nature underlies our understanding of social behaviour in an array of disciplines from psychology to philosophy, political science to history. This course takes a philosophical approach in reflecting on different conceptions of...
The purpose of this course is to introduce one of the oldest and most exciting philosophical problems – the problem of free will and moral responsibility. The topic is complex: it is closely connected to metaphysical questions about causation...
An examination of the changing Italian political climate and the incomplete transition from the 1st to the 2nd Republic. Special emphasis on the potential but unpredictable outcomes of this transition process in view of the intermingling of new...
After the recent enlargements of the EU, Austria and her capital, Vienna, are a central vantage point from which the political geography of Europe and its variations of national political cultures can be profitably studied (and visited): The course...
The Integrative Seminar is mandatory for all European Union Program students. It provides students with an understanding of the origin, development and workings of the European Union, and how these are related to political developments at both the...