COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF FOOTWEAR

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAA 3362 HISTORY OF FOOTWEAR ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Accessory Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

CANAN ERDÖNMEZ

Offered to

Graphic
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Ceramics
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Cinema and Television
Accessory Design
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile
Textile and Fashion Design Department
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Music Technology
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the history of the shoe types worn by the cultures in prehistoric ages, ancient period and early period; the history of the shoes worn by the societies and civilizations and Anatolia, Asia, Africa, America, Canada and Europe from 15th century to the 19th century and Middle Age and New Era Europe; the history of the shoes worn in the 21st century and the innovation in footwear in the 21st century and the impacts of the changes in the history of society, economy, art and fashion on the history of shoes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the history of the shoes in prehistoric ages, the civilization of ancient history and the culture of early period
2   Learn the footwear history from the modern period in Europe to the medieval Europe, able to do research
3   Learn the footwear history in Europe, beginning from the 15th century to the 19th century
4   Learn the footwear in the 20th century
5   Learn the innovations footwear in the 21th century
6   Learn the footwear in Anatolia and the Ottomans
7   Learn the impacts of changes in the history of society, economy, art and fashion on the history of shoes
8   Perform a research and present his / her research and by evaluating the information, make comments on design

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Explaining the topic title that will be taught in spring term. Assigning the project topics.
2 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in Prehistoric period, Ancient World Civilizations and Early Period cultures.
3 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in Middle Age Europe
4 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear from Renaissance to Modern Age, in the 15th- 16th- 17th century Europe.
5 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in Europe in the 18th 19 th century
6 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in Anatolian and Ottoman cultures
7 Information transfer on footwear in the 20th century Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in 1900-1919
8 Mid-term exam
9 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in 1920-1939
10 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in 1940-1959
11 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in 1960-1979
12 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in 1980 2000
13 Information transfer and visual presentation (power-point) on footwear in the 21th century
14 Presentation of the researches by students

Recomended or Required Reading

- KANKAINEN Kathy CASJENS Laurel, Treading in the Past (Sandals of the Anasazi), Utah Museum of Natural History and University of Utah Press, Korea 1995
- KO Dorothy, Every Step a Lotus: Shoes for Bound Feet, University of California Press, London, 2002
- NEUBAUER Jutta Jan, Feet and Footwear in Indian Culture, Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd , India, 2000
- SEMMELHACK Elizabeth, On a Pedestal from Renaissance Chopines to Baroqu Heels, Moveable Inc. Bata Shoe Museum , Toronto, Ontario Canada, 2010
- OAKES Jill, RIEWE Rick, Spirit of Siberia (Tredational Native Life, Cloting and Footwear), Smithsonian Books, Bata Shoe Museum , Toronto, Ontario Canada, 1998
- O KEEFFE, Linda, Shoes, A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers&More Shoes, Workman Publishing Company, USA,1996,
- COX, Caroline, Vintage Shoes, Carlton Books Ltd, London, 2008
- PATTISON, Angela CAWTHORNE, Nigel, A Century of Shoes: Icons of Style in the 20th Century, Incorporated Publishing, USA, 1997
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

By supporting with visuals, the lecturer of this course explains the written materials on shoes in history in chronological order.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students are evaluated by looking at the;
1- Mid-term exam,
2- Research file
3- Final

Assessment Criteria


It will be evaluated based on class participation and exam averages.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.There is an 70 % obligation in attendance to lesson.
2. All plagiarism attempts and actions would end up in disciplinary punishment
3. No excuse or medical report will be accepted in attendance to mid-term exam and final

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

canan.erdonmez@hotmail.com

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.00 - 13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparations for research/ assignment/ presentation 1 7 7
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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