COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ART IN THE AGE OF ANTHROPOSENE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTG 6109 ART IN THE AGE OF ANTHROPOSENE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Photography

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NEZAKET TEKIN

Offered to

Photography

Course Objective

In the context of this course, we examine the concept of Anthropocene and its causes; to be able to do literature research in the age of anthropocene; to examine the works of artists working on the topic of anthropology in contemporary art works. The aim of this course is to be able to produce art works and articles about the relation between society, environment, art and anthropocene.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will understand the reason for the emergence of Anthropocene concept,
2   To be able to do research about Anthropocene and to transform this knowledge into artistic production model,
3   To be able to work individually or in a team on anthropocene and art projects,
4   To be able to develop partnership with experts from different disciplines while producing artwork and article work.
5   To be able to write the report of the project to be produced about Anthropocene and art.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course and topics
2 What are the factors that prepare the anthropocene age
3 The concept of environment in contemporary art.
4 The concept of ecology in contemporary art.
5 Art work in the age of anthropocene.
6 Art work in the age of anthropocene.
7 Anthropocene and memory studies.
8 Anthropocene and memory studies.
9 Midterm Exam
10 On garbage. (Plastiglomerate)
11 Seventh Continent, 16th International Istanbul Biennial.
12 Seventh Continent, 16th International Istanbul Biennial.
13 Museology in the age of anthropocene.
14 Visual arts in the age of anthropocene.
15 Presentations.

Recomended or Required Reading

Davis, Heather & Turpin, Etienne (2015). Art in the Anthropocene: Encounters Among Aesthetics, Politics, Environments and Epistemologies. Open Humanities Press.
http://openhumanitiespress.org/books/download/Davis-Turpin_2015_Art-in-the-Anthropocene.pdf
Brown, A. (2014). Güncel Sanat ve Ekoloji. Çev. Emre Gözgü, Yiğit Adam. Istanbul: Akbank Sanat Yayınları
Demos, T.J. (2017). Against the Anthropocene. Visual Culture and Environment Today. Sternberg Press.
Hartley, Daniel (). Against the Anthropocene. http://salvage.zone/in-print/against-the-anthropocene/
Reiss, Julie (2019). Art, Theory and Practice in the Anthropocene. Vernon Press,
https://monoskop.org/Anthropocene
http://vikmuniz.net/
http://www.artnet.com/artists/sebasti%C3%A3o-salgado/
https://www.artinnature.org
https://www.prixpictet.com/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 RPT REPORT
2 SEM SEMINAR
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) RPR * 0.40 +SEM * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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