Challenges in the teaching of photography in communication courses at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

Six disciplines linked to photography are included in the curricular structure of the three Bachelor's courses at the Department of Social Communication (Decom) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The research intends to investigate what are the main challenges in teaching faced by the teachers responsible for the subjects of Photographic Language (30h), Photographic Language (60h), Photography (60h), Photojournalism (60h), Advertising Photography (60h) and Photography (60h) for the Journalism, Audiovisual and Publicity and Advertising courses — the department's three undergraduate qualifications. A questionnaire containing four questions was applied to Decom's teachers and responsible for these components. As a result, we obtained answers about the difficulties and particularities of teaching photography in contemporary times in the context of UFRN. Articulating the information collected on the challenges to readings on teaching and learning, we prepared the following article.