Visual Culture
ncomak@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
The sense of seeing plays a vital role for perception and interpretation of the world. Eye is the leading organ that carries the outer world to the mind. This priority of the organ comes from the close relation of seeing and believing. This course aims to bring up a critical point of view to the sense of vision.
Course Content
1st Week: What is Culture?
2nd Week: What is Culture?
3rd Week: Culture and Communication
4th Week: Everyday Life
5th Week: Everyday Life
6th Week: Cultural time and space
7th Week: Cultural time and space
8Th Week: Exam
9th Week: Visual media I
10th Week: Visual Media II
11th Week: Visual Media III
12th Week: New Technologies and Vision
13th Week: New Technologies and Vision
14th Week: Evaluation
Course Learning Outcomes
After the end of this course, the student will;
• Define Culture,
• Be able to explain the relation between culture and communication
• Define non verbal communication
• Be able to explain different kinds of non verbal communication
• Understand the importance of visuality in everyday life
• Be able to observe temporal and spatial dimensions of culture
• Be able to make a cultural analysis on visual texts like, film, photography, etc.
References
1. GÜVENÇ, Bozkurt. İnsan ve Kültür, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi
2. WINKIN, Yves. Anthropologie de la Communication, Bruxelles: de Boeck & Larcier, 1996
3. HALL, Edward T. Le Langage Silencieux, Paris: Seuil, 1984
4. BARRIER, Guy La Communication Non Verbale, Paris: ESF.1996
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Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 |
Relation of Proficiency
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Will have effective written and oral communication skills in Turkish | X | ||||
| 2 | Will have a thorough knowledge of at least two foreign languages | X | ||||
| 3 | Will be informed about art and culture, human rights, social, professional and ethical values, law and legislation, quality standards, and will be aware of their responsibility on these subjects | X | ||||
| 4 | Will have sufficient knowledge about social sciences, professions and sectors in communication and media, innovative and entrepreneurial practices | X | ||||
| 5 | Will have the ability to use, in an effective and creative way, the techniques and tools and information technologies necessary for interactive and conventional media, in the context of health and safety in the workplace | X | ||||
| 6 | Will have the ability to develop documentary and fictional content related to their field for interactive and conventional media; also the ability to produce and manage this content in group | X | ||||
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Bütünleme | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||