COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE SPATIAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IDENTITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5104 THE SPATIAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IDENTITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DENIZ GÜNER

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

Focusing on the Mediterranean that hosts the intercultural interactions and debates, this course aims to decode the Mediterranean through its social, geographical, physical and socio-economical networks. Besides, the cities and architectures of the Mediterranean basin will be examined through their pluralistic structures such as multi-culturalism, multi-identity and cosmopolitanism. Within the course, the projected multi-readings that include detailed analyses related to the places are to be reported and presented.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the cultural, social and political history of the Mediterranean era
2   To identify the multi-cultural identities, intercultural interactions and the cosmopolit networks
3   To compare the formations of the Mediterranean cities and their vernacular architectures
4   To question the different readings on the modern and local architectures in Mediterranean
5   To formulate the pluralistic structure of Mediterranean cities and their architectures by visually, verbally and in written

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and General Information about the Framework. Announcement of the Course Content and Distribution of Resources and Readings Related to the Course.
2 A Phenomenon Between Lands: Mediterraneé / Mare Nostrum / Yam Gadol / Mittelmeer / Yeşil Deniz / Akdeniz
3 Conceptualization of the Mediterranean, Construction of Canons and Clichés
4 Historicizing the Mediterranean I: Henri Pirenne / Ferdinand Braudel / David Abulafia / Peregrine Horden & Nicholas Purcell
5 Historicizing the Mediterranean II: After Braudel & Post-Braudelian + Determination of Research Topic
6 The Mediterranean as Narrative and Experience: Grand Tour and Excursions
7 Midterm (Research Paper Draft Submission)
8 Settlements and Material Culture under the Influence of Climate and Geography
9 Pluralizing and Conflicting Images of Mediterraneanism
10 Mediterranean Modernism vs. Modernism in Mediterranean
11 The Invention of the White Myth
12 The Mediterranean as the Resource of Modern and Post-Modern Architecture
13 Tourism Architecture and Re-production of Mediterraneanness
14 Final (Research Assignment Final Submission)

Recomended or Required Reading

Alp Yücel Kaya, A Sabuktay, D Akyalçın Kaya, E Akpınar (Eds). Akdeniz Tarihi, Kültürü ve Siyaseti; 'Çoğulluğu ve Farklılığı Içeren Bir Birlik Özlemi' Sempozyum Bildirileri, Izmir Akdeniz Akademisi, 2016
Attilio Petruccioli. Bellek Yitiminin Ardından: Akdeniz Islam Kent Dokusunun Öğrettikleri , Istanbul: Yem Yayınevi, 2008
Carmelo Baglivo, Galofaro Luca. Odissea digitale. Un viaggio nel Mediterraneo, Testo & Immagine, 2004
Catherine Bernié-Boissard, Guy Burgel and Régis Darques. 'Portraying Mediterranean Cities' Méditerranée, 129, 2017, ss. 17-23. https://journals.openedition.org/mediterranee/8910
Çağlar Keyder, Y. Eyüp Özveren, Donald Quataert. Doğu Akdeniz'de Liman Kentleri (1800-1914). Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 1994.
Daniel Goffman. Izmir ve Levanten Dünya (1550-1650). Çeviren Ayşen Anadol, Neyyir Kalaycıoğlu. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 1995.
David Abulafia. Büyük Deniz. Çeviren Gül Çağalı Güven. Istanbul: Alfa Tarih, 2012.
Domenico Colasante. Viaggio nel Mediterraneo; Acquerelli, tempere ed altri racconti, Gangemi Editore, 2011
Eyüp Özveren, Oktay Özel, Süha Ünsal, Kudret Emiroğlu. Akdeniz Dünyası: Düşünce, Tarih, Görünüm. Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları, 2006.
Faruk Tabak. Solan Akdeniz 1550-1870: Coğrafi-Tarihsel Bir Yaklaşım. Çeviren Nurettin Elhüseyni. Istanbul: Yapı ve Kredi Yayınları, 2010.
Fernand Braudel. The Mediterrenean and the Mediterrenean World in the Age of Philip II, Cilt II. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1972.
Giorgia De Pasquale. Viaggio Nel Mediterraneo, LetteraVentidue Edizioni, 2016
Giorgia De Pasquale. `Mediterranean Lesson for Contemporary Architecture' Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies-Vol 5, Issue 4, ss 241-262 https://doi.org/10.30958/ajms.5-4-3doi=10.30958/ajms.5-4-3A
Jan K. Birksted. Modernism and the Mediterranean: The Maeght Foundation (Histories of Vision), Ashgate Pub., 2004
Jean-Francois Lejeune, Michelangelo Sabatino. Modern Architecture and the Mediterranean: Vernacular Dialogues and Contested Identities, 2009
Jilly Traganou, Miodrag Mitrasinovic. Travel, Space, Architecture, Ashgate, 2009
Medine Altıok. Mittelmeerland: An Urban Portrait of the Mediterranean, Lars Müller Verlag., 2013
Michelangelo Sabatino. Pride in Modesty: Modernist Architecture and the Vernacular Tradition in Italy, University of Toronto Press, 2010
Ned Kaufman. Place, Race, and Story: Essays on the Past and Future of Historic Preservation, Routledge, 2009
Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Renata Holod, Attilio Petruccioli, Andre Raymond (Eds). The City in the Islamic World (Handbook of Oriental Studies) : Vol. 1+2, Brill, 2008
Sandy Isenstadt, Kishwar Rizvi (Eds). Modernism and the Middle East; Architecture and Politics in the Twentieth Century, Seattle: Uni of Washington Press, 2008
Sophie Bohl. Evler Mevsimler Paris-Ankara Yürüyüşü Boyunca Gözlemlenen Yerel Mimarlıklar, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2003
Steven House, Cathi House. Mediterranean Villages: An Architectural Journey, Images Pub, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The research paper and presentations will be evaluated according to the student's originality in handling the subject and problem, depth and adequacy in research, reports and presentations.

Class participation will depend on student attendance and active participation in class discussions and performances.

Mid-Term Exam (Research Paper Draft Submission): 20%
Final (Research Paper Final Submission): 80%

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + FIN * 0.80
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + RST * 0.80


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The research papers and presentations will be evaluated based on the depth and sufficiency of the researches and the originality of the issues and problems argued by the student.

Mid-Term Paper (Research Paper Draft Submission): %20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Paper (Research Paper Final Submission): 80% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course Policies and Rules:

1. The participation on the courses is mandatory.
2. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
3. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Deniz GÜNER
Phone:0 232 301 84 96
E mail: deniz.guner@deu.edu.tr

Prof. Dr. Hümeyra BIROL
Tel: 0 232 301 84 58
E mail: humeyra.akkurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 2 18
Tutorials 5 2 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 1 16 16
Preparing presentations 1 16 16
Final 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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