Visual Culture (CTV335)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTV335 | Visual Culture | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Nebahat AKGÜN ÇOMAK ncomak@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | Our perception of the world is dominated by the sense of vision. For the modern individual, what is “seen” is the “real”: human thought is formed by the vision, which is a construct of world .The aim of this course is to develop a critical view on visual practices of everyday life. |
| Content |
?1. Week Culture 2. Week Basics of Visual Culture 3. Week Art and Visual Perception :Balance 4. Week Art and Visual Perception :Shape 5. Week Art and Visual Perception :Dynamics 6. Week Art and Visual Perception :Light &Color 7. Week Exam 8. Week Framing Culture: Visual Culture and Social Sciences 9. Week Visual Cultural Studies 10. Week Everyday Life and Visual Culture 11. Week Documentary Film 12. Week Visual Ethnography 13. Week Fieldwork 14. Week Fieldwork |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
After the end of this course, the student may ? Define Visual Culture ? Articulate different points of view on artistic and everyday use of visual media ? Comprehend the social-cultural- intercultural dimensions of visual practices |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Participant Conference |
| References |
Kevin Robins (1999)Imaj: Görmenin Kültür ve Politikası (Çev: Nurçay Türkoğlu), Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. Nicholas Mirzoeff (1999)An Introduction to Visual Culture, London, NY, Routledge. Marc Augé (2009) La Rancune et le Prophète, Paris: EHESS, 1990 John Berger, Görme Biçimleri, Istanbul: Metis Yayınları. E.H. Gombrich (2008) Sanatın Öyküsü, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi. Bozkurt Güvenç (1999) Insan ve Kültür, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi. E. Cassirer (2005) Insan Üstüne Bir Deneme, Istanbul: Say, 2005 Margaret Mead, Le Fossé des Générations, Paris: Seuil, 1971 Marc Henri Piault (2000) Anthropologie et Cinéma, Paris: Nathan. Michel De Certeau (1990) L’Invention du Quotidien, Paris: Gallimard. Henri Lefebvre (1998) Modern Dünyada Gündelik Hayat (Çev: Işın Gürgüz), Istanbul: Metis Yayınları. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | What is visual culture? |
| 2 | Basics of visual culture |
| 3 | Art and visual perception |
| 4 | Art and visual culture |
| 5 | Photography and visual culture |
| 6 | Antropology and visual culture |
| 7 | Popular culture and visual representations |
| 8 | Popular culture and visual representations |
| 9 | Popular culture and visual representations |
| 10 | Intercultural communication |
| 11 | Intercultural communication |
| 12 | Intercultural communication |
| 13 | Painting and visual culture |
| 14 | Visual culture on the ınternet |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 25 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 50 |
| 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 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Other | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 148 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5,92 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 6 | ||