POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POV3341 | Visual Storytelling | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 : | Instructor DAĞHAN CELAYİR |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to focus on the contemporary photography that has transformed along with contemporary arts since the 1970’s. The concept of contemporary art that has been separated from the modern art for the last 4 decades will be explored. The second aim of this course is to combine contemporary photography combinations with one’s own experiences in photographic applications and to question the relation of the concepts to the visual experiences. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Identify and describe the concept of contemporary art. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the contemporary art applications. 3. Interpret the theoretical background of the contemporary photography practices. 4. Compare the relation between global and local contemporary art practices. 5. Discuss the probability of conveying social, cultural and personal experiences through the language of the contemporary art. 6. Developing the ability to apply one’s own concepts in the multilayered narrative structures and forms of contemporary art. |
Works by contemporary photographers will be analyzed in terms of the narratives created by this concept and that are usually intertextual, more micro and more identity oriented. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | What is story? Different narrative styles. | |
2) | Visual story telling tools used by the artist. | Working on the assignments. |
3) | Statement, Design and Atmosphere. Understanding “Blade Runner” and “Seven”. | Working on the assignments. |
4) | Breaking-down a script and designing emotional rhythm. | Working on the assignments. |
5) | Designing visual system and all components of it. Other art forms to collaborate. | Working on the assignments. |
6) | Designing a shot with using graphic components in order to create dramatic tension. All considerations to make a coverage on a scene. | Working on the assignments. |
7) | Assessment for the assignment | Working on the assignments. |
8) | What is art What is Craft? Society, culture and target audience. | Working on the assignments. |
9) | Pre-visualizing, working with story boards. Pre production. | Working on the assignments. |
10) | Narrative use of light, camera and working with a director of photography. Comparison between film and digital. | Working on the assignments. |
11) | Directing T.V. Commercials. | Working on the assignments. |
12) | Directing music videos. Visual system on Experimental Filmmaking. | Working on the assignments. |
13) | Components of production designing. | Working on the assignments. |
14) | Cognitive perception of audience and manipulating emotions. | Final Project |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Will be given weekly. |
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. Cotton, C. (2009). The photograph as contemporary art. London New York, N.Y: Thames & Hudson. 3. Freeman, M. (2007). The photographer's eye : composition and design for better digital photos. Boston: Focal Press. 4. Marien, M. (2006). Photography : a cultural history. London: Laurence King. 5. Smith, T. (2009). What is contemporary art. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 5 | 65 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total Workload | 142 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |