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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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Definition of contemporary art.
Its relation to modern art practices.
Debates about the notion.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
1) To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2) To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
3) To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
4) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations. |
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2) |
1) To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
2) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
3) To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
4) To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices. |
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3) |
1) To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
2) To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
Learning Competence
1) To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.
Field Specific Competence
1) To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
2) To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
1) To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes. |
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