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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI005

Course Name:

Introduction to Contemporary Art

Semester:

Spring
Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. RANA ÖZTÜRK

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. RANA ÖZTÜRK

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course is designed with the aim to provide students with an overview of contemporary art practices through a study of major artistic and critical approaches since the second half of the 20th century. The course will start with an examination of modernism and continue with a discussion of minimalist and conceptualist tendencies and other critical movements that led to the emergence of what we now call contemporary art. Through a study of art works, critical texts and visits to exhibitions the course intends to introduce the shifting course of thinking from modernism towards global contemporary art. Rather than a chronological and exhaustive survey, the course will investigate key moments and theories that formed the critical and contextual framework that continue to inform contemporary art practice and theory.

Course Content:

What is art? What is Contemporary Art?
Understanding Modern Art
Abstract Expressionism & American Modernism
Transformation of Everyday Objects
Art Object, Space, Spectator: Minimalism to Installation Art
Conceptual Art: Dematerialization of the Art Object
Feminist Approaches in Art Practices
The Ends of Art: Warhol, Pop Art and Consumer Culture
The Art World and Its Others
Body and Performance Art
Participatory Art: Relational Art and Social Concerns in Art Practice
Art and Globalisation

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will learn about artistic practices since the l950s until the present.
2) Students will learn about critical thinking and contextual frameworks that influenced contemporary art practices.
3) Students will grasp the shifting notion of modernism with an awareness of key moments that led to the emergence of global contemporary art.
4) Students will gain skills to view, discuss and appreciate contemporary art.
5) Students will gain an awareness of main actors and institutional structures of the art sector.
6) Students will be able to view art as a diverse creative practice that relates to other disciplines and areas of practice.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	What is art? What is Contemporary Art?	Weekly readings and videos to watch on each week's topic.
2)	Understanding Modern Art	Weekly readings and videos to watch on each week's topic.
3)	Abstract Expressionism & American Modernism
4)	Transformation of Everyday Objects
5)	Art Object, Space, Spectator: Minimalism to Installation Art
6)	Conceptual Art: Dematerialization of the Art Object
7)	Feminist Approaches in Art Practices
8)	The Ends of Art: Warhol, Pop Art and Consumer Culture
9)	The Art World and Its Others: Art and Identity
10)	Body and Performance Art
11)	Participatory Art: Relational Art and Social Concerns in Art Practice
12)	Art and Globalisation
13)	Review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Whitham, Graham & Pooke, Grant (2018) Sanatı Anlamak, İstanbul: Hayalperest Yayınevi Whitham, Graham & Pooke, Grant (2018) Çağdaş Sanatı Anlamak, İstanbul: Hayalperest Yayınevi Hopkins, David (2018) Modern Sanattan Sonra: 1945-2017, İstanbul: Hayalperest Yayınevi
References:	Antmen, Ahu (2013) 20. Yüzyıl Batı Sanatında Akımlar, İstanbul: Sel Yayıncılık. Honour, Hugh & Fleming, John (2015) Dünya Sanat Tarihi, İstanbul: Alfa Yayıncılık.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Gains comprehensive knowledge about the history of philosophy from antiquity to the present day.
2) Acquires analytical and critical thinking skills.
3) Obtains comprehensive knowledge about fundamental disciplines such as ontology, epistemology, ethics.
4) Acquires theoretical knowledge in the field of logic and gains the ability to apply this knowledge in practice.
5) Develops skills in close reading, logical analysis, and interpretation of philosophical texts, as well as reasoning abilities.
6) Learns philosophical inquiry and various methods of reasoning.
7) Develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
8) Evaluates historical and current events from a philosophical perspective.
9) Gains the ability to conduct independent research and analysis, interpret texts, and write philosophical texts.
10) Uses English at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level to follow information in the field and communicate with colleagues.
11) Expresses thoughts on philosophical topics and proposes solutions to problems in written and oral form.
12) Learns to apply philosophical inquiry skills in interdisciplinary studies and transfer these skills to other disciplines.
13) Gains a historical perspective on the deterministic relationship between philosophy and science.
14) Acquires historical knowledge about the meanings and scope of basic philosophical concepts.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Gains comprehensive knowledge about the history of philosophy from antiquity to the present day.
2)	Acquires analytical and critical thinking skills.
3)	Obtains comprehensive knowledge about fundamental disciplines such as ontology, epistemology, ethics.
4)	Acquires theoretical knowledge in the field of logic and gains the ability to apply this knowledge in practice.
5)	Develops skills in close reading, logical analysis, and interpretation of philosophical texts, as well as reasoning abilities.
6)	Learns philosophical inquiry and various methods of reasoning.
7)	Develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
8)	Evaluates historical and current events from a philosophical perspective.
9)	Gains the ability to conduct independent research and analysis, interpret texts, and write philosophical texts.
10)	Uses English at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level to follow information in the field and communicate with colleagues.
11)	Expresses thoughts on philosophical topics and proposes solutions to problems in written and oral form.
12)	Learns to apply philosophical inquiry skills in interdisciplinary studies and transfer these skills to other disciplines.
13)	Gains a historical perspective on the deterministic relationship between philosophy and science.
14)	Acquires historical knowledge about the meanings and scope of basic philosophical concepts.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 25
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 30
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 30
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	39
Study Hours Out of Class	13	65
Presentations / Seminar	11	12
Homework Assignments	4	8
Midterms	1	3
Final	1	3
Total Workload		130