SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code Course Name Year Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
70219METOZ-ITG0031 Theory and Criticism in Contemporary Art 1 Fall 3 0 3 6
Course Type : Compulsory
Cycle: Master      TQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree      QF-EHEA:Second Cycle      EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction: Turkish
Prerequisities and Co-requisities: N/A
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Name of Coordinator: Profesör Dr. BENGİSU BAYRAK SHAHMIRI
Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı: Profesör Dr. BENGİSU BAYRAK SHAHMIRI
Dersin Kategorisi:

SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives: Bu dersi başarıyla tamamlayan öğrenci, çağdaş sanatın kavramsal çerçevesini biçim ve anlatı çeşitliliği açısından analiz edebilecek ve sanat eserlerini sanat kuramları çerçevesinde yorumlayabilecektir.
Course Content: The ruptures affecting artistic expression and production that began with Dada in the late 1910s and continued with Pop Art are discussed within the framework of historical and cultural contexts. Texts of theorists such as W. Benjamin, C. Greenberg, H. Bellmer, A. C. Danto, H. Foster, N. Carroll, B. Groys are discussed and analyzed.

Course Specific Rules

There is no rules

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
  1) Interpret and apply concepts and terms that are crucial to theory in contemporary art.
  2) Analyze the ways in which theory informs the art of today.
Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
  1) Identify different contemporary art theories, as well as their contexts, and works of art that reflect them.
  2) Conduct research on works of art in Istanbul and communicate the results of this research to a specific target audience.

Weekly Course Schedule

Week Subject
Materials Sharing *
Related Preparation Further Study
1) Presenting the scope and requirements of the course
2) On the Relationship between Art and Craft (Marcel Duchamp and Ready-Made)
3) The relationship of historicity in art: Warhol after Duchamp
4) Factors preparing the art environment of the 1950-1960s and the end of Formalism
5) 1960 - 1970s art scene (Chapter 1): Performance art, Formations, Fluxus, Actions, Process art
6) 1960s - 1970s art scene (Chapter 2): Earth art and the concept of the “White Cube”, Minimalism
7) 1960 - 1970s art scene (Chapter 2): Actions, Body Art, Conceptual art, Poor art
8) MID-TERM EXAM
9) 1970s - 1980s art scene (Chapter 1): Feminism
10) Towards the 1980s - Multicultural Aesthetics and Criticism, Postmodernism, Abject art
11) 1990s: YBAs, art networks, artists and curators in the star system. 2000s: sensation and brand system
12) Student presentations
13) Student presentations
14) Student presentations
*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

Recommended or Required Reading & Other Learning Resources/Tools

Course Notes / Textbooks: Çağdaş Sanatta Anlam Sorunu Üzerine Bir Deneme (Nazan Alioğlu ve Bengisu Bayrak)
References: Çağdaş Sanatı Anlamak (Graham Whitham ve Grant Pooke)
Çağdaş Sanatta Temsiliyet Krizi: Çağdaş Kuramlar ve Güncel Tartışmalar (Rıfat Şahiner)
Andy Warhol (Arthur C. Danto)
Sanatın Sonundan Sonra (Arthur C. Danto)
Brillo Kutusu: Post- Tarihsel Perspektiften Görsel Sanatlar (Arthur C. Danto)
Sıradan Olanın Başkalaşımı (Arthur C. Danto)

DERS ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI - PROGRAM ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI İLİŞKİSİ

Contribution of The Course Unit To The Programme Learning Outcomes

Ders Öğrenme Çıktıları (DÖÇ)

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Program Öğrenme Çıktıları (PÖÇ)
1) Develops analyzing problems, solving them and managing the conflicts competence in the expert level.
1) He/she gains the ability to produce innovative projects related to the field.
1) Be able to collect, interpret and analyze the data obtained from research in the field of communication.
1) He/she can interpret an artwork aesthetically.
1) To be able to inform the persons and institutions in the field of communication, and to express their opinions and solutions by supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data.
1) Will be able to examine the concepts and theories in semiotics and communication with scientific methods.
2) To be able to express himself / herself clearly, clearly and effectively conduct scientific research in the field and act ethically in the interpretation and dissemination of the results of this research.
2) Students will be able to inform the individuals and institutions in the field of communication and convey their opinions and solutions by supporting them in written and oral form with qualitative and quantitative data.
2) The students can perform the production of visual and / or auditory arts which he / she is interested in effectively using euphorology.
2) Participates as a team member in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary.
2) He/she can interpret a work in a critical context aesthetically
2) Finds solutions to problems by using theoretical and practical information
3) He / she can design a communication design project, conduct research related to his / her subject and make a report and present his / her work.
3) He/She has aesthetic knowledge and sense.
3) Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view, develops innovative and entrepreneurial ideas.
3) He/she improvements an aesthetic perspective in the light of received theoretical knowledge.
4) Use the theoretical knowledge in scientific research and decision making with efficiency and report the results with an analytical approach.
4) Aware of the advanced technology and digital transformation possibilities in his/her works.
5) By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her field in a systematical and effective way.
5) In addition to the bachelor level competencies already acquired, s/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the professional level in business and/or academic life.
6) Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field.

SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE UNIT AND COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Programme Learning Outcomes Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1) Develops analyzing problems, solving them and managing the conflicts competence in the expert level.
1) He/she gains the ability to produce innovative projects related to the field.
1) Be able to collect, interpret and analyze the data obtained from research in the field of communication.
1) He/she can interpret an artwork aesthetically.
1) To be able to inform the persons and institutions in the field of communication, and to express their opinions and solutions by supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data.
1) Will be able to examine the concepts and theories in semiotics and communication with scientific methods.
2) To be able to express himself / herself clearly, clearly and effectively conduct scientific research in the field and act ethically in the interpretation and dissemination of the results of this research.
2) Students will be able to inform the individuals and institutions in the field of communication and convey their opinions and solutions by supporting them in written and oral form with qualitative and quantitative data.
2) The students can perform the production of visual and / or auditory arts which he / she is interested in effectively using euphorology.
2) Participates as a team member in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary.
2) He/she can interpret a work in a critical context aesthetically
2) Finds solutions to problems by using theoretical and practical information
3) He / she can design a communication design project, conduct research related to his / her subject and make a report and present his / her work.
3) He/She has aesthetic knowledge and sense.
3) Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view, develops innovative and entrepreneurial ideas.
3) He/she improvements an aesthetic perspective in the light of received theoretical knowledge.
4) Use the theoretical knowledge in scientific research and decision making with efficiency and report the results with an analytical approach.
4) Aware of the advanced technology and digital transformation possibilities in his/her works.
5) By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her field in a systematical and effective way.
5) In addition to the bachelor level competencies already acquired, s/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the professional level in business and/or academic life.
6) Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field.

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)
Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level
Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)
Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level
Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods # of practice per semester Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 1 % 10.00
Presentation 1 % 10.00
Midterms 1 % 30.00
Semester Final Exam 1 % 50.00
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE

WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Teaching & Learning Activities # of Activities per semester Duration (hour) Total Workload
Course 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 5 10 50
Presentations / Seminar 1 6 6
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities - - 98
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Assesment & Evaluation Activities # of Activities per semester Duration (hour) Total Workload
Quizzes 0 0 0
Midterms 1 20 20
Semester Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities - - 50
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) 148
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) 6