| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Definition of contemporary art.
Its relation to modern art practices.
Debates about the notion.
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| 2) |
Definition and explanation of contemporary photographic practices.
Early debates on the subject (dating from 1970's)
Photography related modern and postmodern practices. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 3) |
Photography and the agents of contemporary art.
I. Basic information of the agents of art: Museums, spectacle, markets.
II. Contemporary photography and its practice within the agents of contemporary art. |
Presentation: Analyze the work of a contemporary artist . |
| 4) |
Pre-contemporary examples and debates on photography-I: Avant-gardes and their experiments with the medium. Avant-garde narrative style in photography. |
Assignment I: Mimicking the artistic experiments of avant-gardes. |
| 5) |
Pre-contemporary examples and debates on photography-II: The social use of photography and questioning identity. Ethnicities and gender in photographic medium.
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Assignment 2: Creating a narrative with one’s own experiences by the means of the photographic medium. |
| 6) |
Pre-contemporary examples and debates on Photography-III: Converging media and its relation to artistic experience. Intertextuality in photographic practices. |
Assignment 3: A visual diary which includes text and photographs. |
| 7) |
Themes / Identity and the Body - Examples from the works of Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Nobuyashi Araki etc. and their critiques. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 8) |
Themes / Place- Examples from Andreas Gursky, Hilda and Bernd Becher, Thomas Struth etc. and their critiques. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 9) |
Themes / Time - Examples from Gerard Richter, Hans Peter Feldman etc.
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Assignment 4 |
| 10) |
Current Issues of Contemporary Photography-I
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Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 11) |
Current Issues of Contemporary Photography-II
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Assignment 5 |
| 12) |
Contemporary Photography in Turkey.
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Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 13) |
Creating ideas for the final project. |
Preparation for Final Assignment A |
| 14) |
Presentations and discussions.
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Preparation for Final Assignment B |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: |
1. Cotton, C. (2009). The photograph as contemporary art. London New York, N.Y: Thames & Hudson.
2. Marien, M. (2006). Photography : a cultural history. London: Laurence King. |
| References: |
1. Costello, D. & Iversen, M. (2010). Photography after conceptual art. Chichester, West Sussex, UK Malden, MA, USA Great Britain: Wiley-Blackwell Association of Art Historians.
2. Smith, T. (2009). What is contemporary art. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
3. Szarkowski, J. (2007). The photographer's eye. New York: Museum of Modern Art. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. |
2 |
| 2) |
To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. |
2 |
| 3) |
To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. |
3 |
| 4) |
To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. |
2 |
| 5) |
To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. |
1 |
| 6) |
To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. |
1 |
| 7) |
To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. |
2 |
| 8) |
To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. |
2 |
| 9) |
To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. |
2 |
| 10) |
To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. |
2 |
| 11) |
To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. |
2 |
| 12) |
To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. |
3 |