Photograph Readings-i
Plastic Arts in Arts Proficiency
Institute of Social Sciences
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photograph Readings-i | PSR103 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çağatay GÖKTAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Gains the ability to analyze the photograph both technically and as content.
2) Gains knowledge of the historical development process of photography.
3) Examines the relationship between photography theory and the history of photography.
4) Analyze the dynamics that affect the audience's interpretation of the photograph.
5) Analyze the relationship between photograph and text.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||
| 1 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
This course examines the important productions and current examples of the photographic image in the historical development process, and examines the stages required to analyze a photograph both technically and content.
Weekly Schedule
1) What is the theory? What is the theory of photography?2) What is the scope of the theory of photography?
3) Essential texts of the theory of photography 1
4) Essential texts of the theory of photography 2
5) The meaning and importance of the history of photography for the theory of photography 1
6) The meaning and importance of the history of photography for the theory of photography 2
7) Walter Benjamin’s life and works
8) Midterm
9) Benjamin’s, “Short History of Photography” 1
10) Benjamin’s, “Short History of Photography” 2
11) Benjamin’s “Passages” 1
12) Benjamin’s “Passages” 2
13) Roland Barthes’s life and works
14) The sense and importance of Barthes’s “Camera Lucida” for the theories of photography
15) Geoffrey Batchen’s studies on Camera Lucida
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Levend Kılıç, Fotoğraf Tarihi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 2011
Alberto Modiano, Fotoğraf Tarihine Giriş, Art Studio Yayıncılık, Antalya, 2007
Quentin Bajac, Karanlık Odanın Sırları Fotoğrafın İcadı, Çev: Ali Berktay, YKY, 2004
Andre Bazin, Çağdaş Sinemanın Sorunları, “Fotoğraf Görüntüsünün Varlıkbilimi”, Çev: Nijat Özön, Bilgi Yayınevi, Birinci Basım, Ankara, 1966
Walter Benjamin, Pasajlar, Çev: Ahmet Cemal, YKY, İstanbul, 1993
Açık Kapı Fotoğraf Belgeseli, İspanyol Televizyonu Yapımı (1990), Çev: Simber Atay, 1992
Susan Sontag, Fotoğraf Üzerine, Çev: Reha Akçakaya, Altıkırkbeş Yay., İstanbul, 1993
The Photography Book, Phaidon, London, 1997
M. Çağatay Göktan, Din Olgusu ve Fotoğrafik Yaklaşımlar, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü Fotoğraf Anasanat Dalı, Yayınlaşmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, 2006
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Role Playing
3) Group Study
4) Simulation
5) Brain Storming
6) Six Hat Methods
7) Case Study
8) Lab / Workshop
9) Self Study
10) Problem Solving
11) Project Based Learning
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