AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
POV4218 Juxtaposition-Mixed Images Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TOLGA HEPDİNÇLER
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives:

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Course Content

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Orientation and Course lecture on Aims and Goals Screening: Wim Wenders “Himmel uber Berlin” and discussion
2) Deconstructing Berlin as an artistic subject matter : Historical and Social chage and its effects on artistic production
3) German Dada and Expressionism in Berlin
4) Visit to Neu Naional Galerie: Discovering German Bauhaus and contemporary art.
5) German art from WWII to the fall of wall : Subject matters, genres and artistic juxtapositions
6) New German Artistic and Visual Experience after reunification Homework: Analyze and germen artist within his/her biographical/formal and iconographıc context. Homework: Analyze a german artist within his/her biographical/formal and iconographıc context.
7) Visit to Hamburger Bahnhof Museum: Exploring the limits of contemporary art and German conceptual artists
8) Proposals for the artistic projects. Evaluation and feedbacks on the proposed projects.
9) Early German Photography and contemporary photographic experiences since 1960s.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 30
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Application 3 12 36
Presentations / Seminar 1 10 10
Homework Assignments 1 9 9
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 12 12
Total Workload 119

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace.
2) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English.
3) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. 4
4) Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. 4
5) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. 4
6) Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. 3
7) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. 3
8) Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. 3
9) Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. 4