COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEMORY STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTG 5072 PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEMORY STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Photography

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SIMBER RANA ATAY

Offered to

Photography

Course Objective

Memory Studies is one of the most effective interdisciplinary fields of today. Collective memory, cultural memory, memory spaces, cultural environments, visual and auditory recording methods are the main components of this field. Artists, photographers, can become a memory instrument over time, can represent collective memory, or they can form building blocks of cultural memory. The aim of the course is to learn the related memory types, to examine the relationship and interaction of collective memory and cultural memory with art from an interdisciplinary perspective and examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students who take the lesson, will have knowledge about meaning and significance of ` Memory in Classical Culture,
2   They will have knowledge about Memory Studies
3   They will evaluate related memory theories in photography context
4   They will define mnemonic functionality of photography
5   They will design projects in this context.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Methodology of lesson
2 Basic terminology
3 Classical origins of ` Memory
4 According to J.V. Wertsch ve Henry L. Roediger features of Memory Studies as a discipline
5 Meaning and significance of Marcel Proust s A la recherche du temps perdu ; Aby Warburg s Nachleben Theory and Mnemosyne Atlas
6 Maurice Halbwachs Collective Memory Theory
7 Jan Assmann s Cultural Memory Theory
8 Paul Connerton and Seven Types of Forgetting
9 Pierre Nora and Lieux de Mémoire
10 Memes
11 Photography as a memory record
12 Photographer as a memory instrument
13 Museums, libraries, archives and functionality of photography
14 Relevant examples

Recomended or Required Reading

Assmann, J. (2015). Kültürel Bellek, Eski Yüksek Kültürlerde Yazı, Hatırlama ve Politik Kimlik, (Çev. A Tekin)Istanbul: Ayrıntı
Auge, M. (1999) .Unutma Biçimleri,(Çev. M. Sert), Istanbul: Om
Benjamin, W.(2014). Fotografinin Küçük Tarihi, (Çev.B.Tanyeri), Istanbul: 6.45
Boyer P.(Ed.), Wertsch J. (Ed.) (2015). Zihinde ve Kültürde Bellek, (Çev: Y.A. Dalar), Istanbul, Iş Bankası
Connerton, P. (2014).Toplumlar Nasıl Anımsar, (Çev.A.Şenel), Istanbul:Ayrıntı
Connerton ,P. (2008). Seven types of forgetting. Memory Studies 1; 59-71 DOI: 10.1177/1750698007083889
Didi-Huberman, G.(2002). L image Survivante, Paris: Les Editions de Minuit
Ernst W. (2013). Digital Memory and the Archive, University of Minnesota Press
Halbwachs, M. (1992). On Collective Memory, (Trans. L. Coser), London: University of Chicago Press
Halbwachs, M. (2016). Hafızanın Toplumsal Çerçeveleri, ( Çev.B. Uçar), Ankara: Heretik
Kesal, E.&Rıza. E. (2016). Zamanın Izinde, Istanbul: Ayrıntı
Niemeyer, K. (Ed.) (2014). Media and Nostalgia, Palgrave Macmillan
Nora, P. (2006). Hafıza Mekanları, (Çev.M.E.Özcan), Istanbul:Dost
Proust, M. (1989). Geçmiş Zamanın Peşinde I Swann ların Semtinden, (Çev. Y.K. Karaosmanoğlu),
Istanbul: M.E.B.
Shifman, L.(2014). Memes in Digital Culture, Cambridge, London: MIT.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

research in virtual and real libraries, brain storm,conceptual and mental mapping.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + PRJ * 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)

nezocat@gmail.com
533 3669121

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Design Project 1 45 45
Reading 1 50 50
Midterm 1 3 3
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15444
LO.2445
LO.335
LO.45445
LO.543