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Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI365

Course Name:

Contemporary Art Commentary

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Associate

TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Short Cycle

EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. ÖZLEM UZUN HAZNECİ

Course Lecturer(s):

Özlem Uzun Hazneci

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	This course aims to provide students with knowledge in an inquisitive field about how a visual work of art should be read and according to what criteria it should be evaluated and interpreted.
Course Content:	With a chronological approach, from the last century to the present The content of the course is to cover the changes in the field of visual arts, technological, sociological and cultural aspects of the process - especially within the scope of Western art - supported by documentary or biographical films that best express the period.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students gain theoretical knowledge about the field of visual arts.
2) Students gain knowledge about looking at, verbally describing and interpreting a work of art.
3) Students have the opportunity to look at and evaluate the field of visual arts, the artists who have produced in this field and their works from a historical, cultural and technological perspective.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction, information about course content, resources and evaluation method, mutual expectations and questions.	-
2)	What is/is not art in the 21st century? A look at today's global and local art scene.	-
3)	Looking at part to read present: The mission of art and the artist in the period from the Renaissance to the 20th century.	-
4)	First wave: invention of the camera. The mission of art is changing: Impressionism, Realism, Expressionism on the way from the "painting of reality" to the "painting of emotions".	-
5)	Understanding the spirit of the century - Freud and the east of Psychoanalysis: The coming to the fore of the individual, the development of personal perspective/style in art.	-
6)	Einstein and the Theory of Relativity – The disintegration of the atom and the values specific to modernism – wars – The Age of Manifestos – Dada – Cubism	-
7)	“Art for art's sake!” Case analysis in the process from abstract art to suprematism: Malevich.	-
8)	Art from the urinal: Duchamp's prediction. Art and randomness: POLLOCK.	-
9)	Transition from the uniqueness/singularity of art to the logic of mass production and reproduction: Reflections of POP art and consumer culture.	-
10)	The rise of rational reason in art: Conceptual Art. Participation of television and video camera in life: Video art.	-
11)	The ideology of the gallery space, alternative tendencies: Earth art and Installation	-
12)	The Rise of Experience and interdisciplinary relations in art, performance art and Marina Abramovich	-
13)	Entry into the 21st Century art market, auctions, fairs, commercial concerns: "BANKS as a failed coup attempt"	-
14)	Things are changing: the society of the spectacle, the Internet, digital art, the entry of NFTs into our lives, machine learning, artificial intelligence, copyrights and concerns about artistic ethics.	-
15)	Visiting a biennial/fair/gallery in the 21st century is like “I saw contemporary art”. The latest look at the current mission, psychology, global art environment and social expectations of art/artist.	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

ÇAĞDAŞ SANAT NASIL OKUNUR – Michael WILSON
SANATTA ANLAMIN GÖRÜNTÜSÜ – Richard Leppert
20.YÜZYIL BATI SANATINDA AKIMLAR – Ahu ANTMEN
SANATSAL GERÇEKLİKLER OLGULAR VE ÖTESİ – Hasan Bülent KAHRAMAN
BU BİR PİPO DEĞİLDİR – Michel FOUCAULT
KÜLTÜR ENDÜSTRİSİ KÜLTÜR YÖNETİMİ – Theodor W. ADORNO
SANATÇININ GERÇEKLİĞİ – SANAT FELSEFESİ – Mark ROTHKO
SANAT KOMPLOSU YENİ SANAT DÜZENİ – Jean BAUDRILLARD
ÇAĞDAŞ SANATI ANLAMAK - Grant POOKE – Graham WHITHAM

References:

HOW TO READ CONTEMPORARY ART – Michael WILSON
SANATTA ANLAMIN GÖRÜNTÜSÜ – Richard Leppert
20.YÜZYIL BATI SANATINDA AKIMLAR – Ahu ANTMEN
SANATSAL GERÇEKLİKLER OLGULAR VE ÖTESİ – Hasan Bülent KAHRAMAN
THIS IS NOT A PIPE – Michel FOUCAULT
THE CULTURE INDUSTRY – Theodor W. ADORNO
REALITY OF ART – Mark ROTHKO
THE CONSPIRACY OF ART– Jean BAUDRILLARD
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY ART - Grant POOKE – Graham WHITHAM

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3
Program Outcomes
1) Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.
2) Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.
3) Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.
4) Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.
5) Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.
6) Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.
7) Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.
8) To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.
9) Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.
10) Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.
11) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12) Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.
13) Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.
14) He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.
15) He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.
2)	Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.
3)	Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.
4)	Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.
5)	Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.
6)	Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.
7)	Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.
8)	To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.
9)	Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.
10)	Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.
11)	It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12)	Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.
13)	Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.
14)	He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.
15)	He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	16	0	2		32
Study Hours Out of Class	16	0	1		16
Midterms	1	15	1		16
Final	1	31	1		32
Total Workload					96