BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| INDUSTRIAL DESIGN | |||||
| 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 |
| FTV3982 | Art and Memory | 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: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | none. |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to introduce students to critical perspectives on the phenomena of memory and collective/cultural memory in contemporary society through the discussion of artistic products. The students will acquire knowledge about different ways of remembering and different approaches to memory in relation with the concepts of identity, modernity and justice. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; i. acquire knowledge about different approaches to the concept of memory ii. acquire theoretical knowledge about memory iii. gain the ability to analyse the relationship between different ways of storytelling and memory iv. acquire knowledge about the modern regime of remembering v. gain the ability to think about concepts such as time, space, nation and modernity in the context of remembering vi. Learn to analyse media products, art, architecture, cinema and photography in relation with memory. |
Course Content
| This course explores issues about memory and remembering with its socio-economical, cultural and artistic dimensions. The questions about remembering and forgetting are discussed through cinema, art, architecture, literature, photography and history. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Memory Studies | |
| 2) | Memory and History The Importance of Remembering | |
| 3) | Collective Memory Halbwachs' Theory of Collective Memory and Discussion of Cultural Products | |
| 4) | History and Personal Memory Discussion on Trauma Memories | Reading on trauma literature |
| 5) | Nation and Remembering | Reading: Julian Barnes' England England |
| 6) | Time and Remembering | Find artistic or cultural products related with time and remembering |
| 7) | Space and Remembering | |
| 8) | Modernity and Remembering | |
| 9) | Exhibition Visit and Discussion on the Exhibition | |
| 10) | Sites of Memory | Reading - Pierre Nora - Lieux de Memoire |
| 11) | Sites of Memory: Historic Sites, Museums, Memorials | Visit a site of memory |
| 12) | Cinema, Photography and Memory | watch Alain Resnais' film Last Year at Marienbad |
| 13) | Art, Architecture and Memory | |
| 14) | Media and Remembering |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: | George Bataille - Slaughterhouse Museum Jonathan Boyarin - Remapping Memory Crang&Thrift - Thinking Space Jacques Derrida - On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 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 |