| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| CMR6015 | Visual Culture | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. LEWIS KEIR JOHNSON Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TOLGA HEPDİNÇLER |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to introduce the field of visual culture and to explain its theoretical and methodological differences from the field of History of Art. It also aims at challenging the authority of vision by introducing the other sensory aspects of modern and contemporary culture. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. will understand the meaning and implications of ocularcentrism. 2. will have historical knowledge on the initial rise of and the later criticism about the ocularcentric culture of the Western world. 3. will have a critical view on various problematics of the ocularcentric culture. 4. will be able to produce written work, of different length and scope, on different problematics of visual culture as a field of study and as a modern phenomenon. 5. will be able to challenge the primacy of vision in meaning-making. 6. will understand the meaning and effects of theoretical turns in the history of studying social sciences. |
| This course explains the notion of ocularcentrism, and the primacy of vision. It explores, in an artistic and historical perspective, the processes by which vision became the source and the support of knowledge. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Antiquity and the Senses | Shane Butler and Alex Purves (eds.), Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses. Robert Jütte, A History of the Senses: From Antiquity to Cyberspace. | |
| 2) | Middle Ages and the Sensorium of Man | Robert Jütte, A History of the Senses: From Antiquity to Cyberspace. | |
| 3) | The history of the sense and theories of vision in Renaissance | François Quiviger, The Sensory World of the Renaissance Italian Art. Martin Jay, Downcast Eyes. | |
| 4) | Enlightenment and light as the source of knowledge | Robert Jütte, A History of the Senses: From Antiquity to Cyberspace. Martin Jay, Downcast Eyes. | |
| 5) | Industrial Revolution and the visual dissemination | Jonathan Crary, Techniques of the Observer on Vision and Modernity in the Nineteenth Century, MIT Press, 1992 | |
| 6) | Hierarchy in visual arts and among the senses | continued from the previous week | |
| 7) | Moving images and entertainment business in the 19th century | Jonathan Crary, Suspensions of Perception: Attention, Spectacle, and Modern Culture, MIT Press, 2001 Jonathan Crary, Techniques of the Observer on Vision and Modernity in the Nineteenth Century, MIT Press, 1992 | |
| 8) | Introduction to 20th century | Martin Jay, Downcast Eyes. Robert Jütte. A History of the Senses. | |
| 9) | Mitchell and the 'Visual Turn' | W.J.T. Mitchell, The Visual Culture Reader. James Elkins, Introduction to Visual Culture. | |
| 10) | The advent of the Digital | ||
| 11) | Body Image, and the different stages of 'Humanity' | ||
| 12) | Student presentations about the final essay assignments. | ||
| 13) | Photography, Film, Video and Television in perspective | ||
| 14) | The Virtual and the Cybe | Barbara Kennedy and David Bell (eds.), The Cybercultures Reader. | |
| Course Notes: | Dönem başında detaylı liste verilecektir. Mirzoeff, An Introduction to Visual Culture |
| References: | A detailed list of readings will be assigned at the beginning of the semester. Visual Culture Readers |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
| Application | 0 | % 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | % 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 60 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
| Project | 0 | % 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | % 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Final | 0 | % 0 |
| Paper Submission | 2 | % 10 |
| Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 40 | 80 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Submission | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 207 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |