| 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) |
They acquire theoretical, historical and aesthetic knowledge specific to their field by using methods and techniques related to performing arts (acting, dance, music, etc.). |
2 |
| 2) |
They have knowledge about art culture and aesthetics and they provide the unity of theory and practice in their field. |
2 |
| 3) |
They are aware of national and international values in performing arts. |
2 |
| 4) |
Abstract and concrete concepts of performing arts; can transform it into creative thinking, innovative and original works. |
1 |
| 5) |
They have the sensitivity to run a business successfully in their field. |
3 |
| 6) |
Develops the ability to perceive, think, design and implement multidimensional from local to universal. |
3 |
| 7) |
They have knowledge about the disciplines that the performing arts field is related to and can evaluate the interaction of the sub-disciplines within their field. |
2 |
| 8) |
They develop the ability to perceive, design, and apply multidimensionality by having knowledge about artistic criticism methods. |
3 |
| 9) |
They can share original works related to their field with the society and evaluate their results and question their own work by using critical methods. |
1 |
| 10) |
They follow English language resources related to their field and can communicate with foreign colleagues in their field. |
1 |
| 11) |
By becoming aware of national and international values in the field of performing arts, they can transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original works. |
3 |
| 12) |
They can produce original works within the framework of an interdisciplinary understanding of art. |
2 |
| 13) |
Within the framework of the Performing Arts Program and the units within it, they become individuals who are equipped to take part in the universal platform in their field. |
3 |
| 14) |
Within the Performing Arts Program, according to the field of study; have competent technical knowledge in the field of acting and musical theater. |
2 |
| 15) |
They use information and communication technologies together with computer software that is at least at the Advanced Level of the European Computer Use License as required by the field. |
3 |
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