This case study describes a module that was given at Luton University as a core unit for 2nd year students from Oct 2001 to January 2002. The aim was to follow through a theoretical study programme concerned with the relation of image to language and to assess what could be learned through a practical component covering basic work in still photography and the sequencing of images. The theory rather than restricting practical outcomes stimulated an imaginative response among the students who produced a range of original photographic works and stories in a way that might not have been possible without the reading and discussion of the set texts.
As a core unit it catered for students following both practical and theory based modules. The practical assignments were therefore constructed so that they could be executed with a minimal technical knowledge in some cases by using disposable still cameras. This report also describes how the module is being developed and rewritten on the bases of that 13 week teaching experience.
