| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Culture | RTS313 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Harun Mustafa TÖLE
Associate Prof. Dr. Özgür VELİOĞLU METİN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Develop a provision about written and visual culture.
2) Examplify written and visual culture contents.
3) Explain the written and visual culture materials, contents and the era they belong to.
4) Evaluate sample materials of visual culture that belong to different dates.
5) Recognize the importance of written and visual culture.
6) Develop the basic knowledge to make visual/written culture analysis.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
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| 1 | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
| 2 | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
| 3 | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
| 4 | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
| 5 | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
| 6 | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
A general historical background to visual culture from the earlier times of homo sapiens up to the present; the socio politics of its historical panoroma, mass culture/ popular culture, high culture products, the way they deal in the long run: painting,sculpturing,architecture, cinema, performing arts, kinestetics, mime, drama, early written Works of art, Göktürk and Uygur tablets and papirus, One Thousand Nights Tales, silent cinema video clip art,transcultural impacts, etc.descriptional analyses.
Weekly Schedule
1) Meeting and general introduction to Culture2) Descriptions of culture is explained
3) Diferent types of culture is explained.
4) Visual culture and art Approaches .
5) Disciplines and themes relating to culture producers, artists and designers are explained.
6) Movements of art and design.
7) Semiotics and Codes of Visual Cultuıre; .
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Artistic aestethics are explained with examples.
10) Visual Culture and its social process (Marx,Weber; cultural productivity; consumer policy)
11) Visual Culture and its social process -continued- (Marx,Weber; cultural productivity; consumer policy
12) Diversifications in art and design (From Renaissance to 1900's)
13) Diversifications in art and design (From 1900's to present)
14) General outlook on visual literacy. (Modern period)
15) General outlook on visual literacy. (Post-modern period)
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Theodor W. Adorno, Kültür Endüstrisi - Kültür Yönetimi, İletişim Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2007
2- 2- Georg Simmel, Modern Kültürde Çatışma, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2011
3- 3- Mehmet Küçük, Medya İktidar İdeoloji, Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, Ankara, 2005
4- 4- Süleyman İrvan, Medya Kültür Siyaset, Alp Yayınevi, Ankara, 2002
5- 5- K. Leledekis, Toplum ve Bilinçdışı, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000
6- 6- Ç. Kağıtçıbaşı, Yeni İnsan ve İnsanlar, Evrim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2005
7- L. Althusser, Devletin İdeolojik Aygıtları, İthaki Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006
8- M. Foucault - Bu Bir Pipo Değildir, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004
9- Nimet Önür, İletişim ve Toplum, Alp Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2002
7- 7- L. Althusser, Devletin İdeolojik Aygıtları, İthaki Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006
8- 8- M. Foucault - Bu Bir Pipo Değildir, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004
9- 9- Nimet Önür, İletişim ve Toplum, Alp Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2002
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required