COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY ART

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTG 6110 MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY ART 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

The aim of this course is to broaden and deepen arguments about current memory and identity in contemporary art and photography and focus on artists who deal with themes of memory and identity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1- At the end of this course, students will be able to examine the related literature about memory, identity and contemporary art.
2   2- To be able to do research on memory and identity and transform this knowledge into artistic production model,
3   3- Ability to work individually or in teams on memory and identity projects,
4   4- To be able to develop partnership with experts from different disciplines while producing artwork and article work.
5   5- It is aimed to be able to write the report of the project that it will produce about memory and identity.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to memory studies.
2 Definition of individual and collective memory.
3 The relationship between ideology, identity and memory.
4 Memory spaces.
5 Identity metaphors in the context of memory.
6 Self-disclosure: Identity in contemporary art
7 Self-scenes: Self-portraits in contemporary art
8 Memory research in abandoned buildings
9 Memory research and visual arts
10 Midterm Exam
11 Examine photo archives in terms of identity and memory.
12 Family albums: photo, identity, memory.
13 Family albums: photo, identity, memory.
14 Presentations.
15 Presentations.

Recomended or Required Reading

Assmann, J. (2015). Kültürel Bellek. Istanbul: Ayrıntı.
Boym, S. (2009). Nostaljinin Geleceği. (Çev. Ferit Burak Aydar). Istanbul: Metis Yayıncılık.
Connerton, P. (2012). Modernite Nasıl Unutturur. (Çev. K. Kelebekoğlu), Istanbul: SEL.
Draaisma, Douwe. (2014). Bellek Metaforları. (Çev.Gürol Koca). Istanbul: Metis
Halbswachs, M. (2016). Hafızanın Toplumsal Çerçeveleri, (Çev. B.Uçar), Ankara: Heretik.
Halbswachs, M. (2017). Kolektif Hafıza. (Çev. Banu Barış). Ankara: Heretik.
Nora, P. (2006). Hafıza Mekânları. (Çev. M.E. Özcan), Ankara: Dost.
Polat, A. (2010). Traces: Turks of African descent living in the Izmir region. Sergi kataloğu
Ricoeur, P. (2012). Hafıza, Tarih, Unutuş. Istanbul: Metis.
Tekin, N. (2015). Shot to Death: The Fate of Abandoned Places in the Hands of Artists. Culture, 9, 2015. http://journals.cultcenter.net/index.php/culture/article/view/140/124
Rıza, E. & Kesal, E. (2017). Zamanın Izinde. Istanbul: Ayrıntı.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FCG * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 +RST * 0.40


*** 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)

nezocat@gmail.com

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

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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