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A petition to move the BAPJ1s to a more suitable room.

A petition to move the BAPJ1s to a more suitable room.

Closed — 25 supporters Verified

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Connor M.
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david s.
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Laurie S.
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Amy O.
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weronika k.
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Josh M.
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Georgina m.
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Daniel P.
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Joupin G.
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Lorna M.
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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 8 months ago
The BA Photojournalism degree at LCC is a course which calls for the use of projectors, to display photographs in class for the purposes of discussion, critical feedback and teaching. Since the course began in October, the first years of this course have been subject to poor room allocation - our classrooms contain poor quality/badly calibrated projectors which are not fit for purpose. Of late, we have also had to use a classroom (T306) which is not even properly darkened or blacked out with blinds. This is an essential factor when viewing projections. Ours is a relatively basic course. We don't require the use of valuable large format cameras. We don't get through a vast amount of materials. We don't have an allocated studio day, or indeed ANY need for elaborate facilities. All that we currently require for the tuition of photojournalism is a suitably darkened space with a decent projector. Without these, the essential act of viewing and critiquing photographs is severely impaired, to the point where accurate feedback of our work is impossible and appreciation of images is difficult. This is something that cannot go ignored in a PHOTOjournalism degree. We the undersigned appeal to the University to re-locate the first year students of the BA Photojournalism course to a more suitable room, for the classes where they require the use of projected imagery.

Updates

March 1, 2011

The feedback from fellow students confirms that the current lack of professional facilities is hindering our ability to critique work properly. I am currently gathering these testimonials to present a clear case to the administration regarding our need for a suitable environment.

March 1, 2011

The momentum behind this petition highlights how vital a proper environment is for our visual development. I am grateful to everyone who has recognized that our ability to critique work is fundamentally tied to the quality of our classroom facilities.

3 Comments

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Chloe Gordon
15 years ago Featured

it makes me so mad that we pay all this money just to not be able to see our own work properly. please fix this ASAP

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Sarah Hart
15 years ago Featured

How are we supposed to critique photos if we cant even see the colors or the light right? its a photo course ffs sort it out

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Mark Dixon
15 years ago Featured

T306 is a joke. paying full tuition for a projector that looks like it belongs in 1995 when the sun is blasting through the windows