COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURAL MEMORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTZ 4029 CULTURAL MEMORY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Photography

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SIMBER RANA ATAY

Offered to

Photography

Course Objective

The student's recognition of the relevant basic literature on anonymous photographs, family photographs, photography projects on various topics, photo archives, city archives; evaluate in terms of cultural memory due to case studies; besides, they are aimed to adapt their memory studies to their own photography projects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the concepts of individual, social, cultural memory, psychogeography,
2   Define the concept of cultural memory;
3   Ability to interpret the history of photography through the concept of cultural memory;
4   To be able to produce works on photography, culture and memory;
5   To evaluate the relationship between cultural geography and memory through photographs;

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The content of the Cultural Memory and Photography course
2 The Features of Memory Studies discipline
3 Collective memory and Photography
4 Cultural memory and Photography
5 Archives of Photographyy
6 Museums of Photography
7 Museums of Photography
8 Izmir city memory in APIKAM Archive

Recomended or Required Reading

Assmann, J. (2015). Kültürel Bellek. Istanbul: Ayrıntı.
Connerton, P. (2012). Modernite Nasıl Unutturur. (Çev. K. Kelebekoğlu), Istanbul: SEL.
Halbswachs, M. (2016). Hafızanın Toplumsal Çerçeveleri, (Çev. B.Uçar), 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.
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
Beşikçi, O. (2011). Basmane. Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları
Bölük, G. (2014). Osmanlı dan Cumhuriyet e Stüdyoların Işığında Fotoğrafın Serüveni.
Istanbul: Kapı
Frizot, M. (1998). A New History of Photography. Italy: Könemann.
Keskin, N. (2014). Kentlerde Yeni Bellek Mekanları: Kent Müzeleri. Folklor/Edebiyat
http://uvt.ulakbim.gov.tr/uvt/index.php cwid=9&vtadi=TSOS&c=ebsco&ano=199873_936396364a
90658ded9d7222828588a1&
Proust, M. (2016). Kayıp Zamanın Izinde. (Çev. R. Hakmen), Istanbul: YKY.
Sancar, M. (2008). Geçmişle Hesaplaşma: Unutma Kültüründen Hatırlama Kültürüne.
Istanbul: Iletişim.
Süskind, P. (2016). Koku. (Çev. T.Duran), Istanbul: Can Yayınları.
Ulu, M. (2013). Değişen Istanbul un Tanıkları Düğün ve Aile Fotoğrafları. Istanbul:
Kitap Yayınevi.
Yılmaz, A. (2015). Izmir Kültürpark ın Anımsa(ma)dıkları. Istanbul: Iletişim

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

It's aimed for the student to learn basic memory studies texts and apply to the field of photography.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The student will be able to evaluate the functionality of photography in the context of cultural memory and memory research.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

simber.atay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Developing the project 14 2 28
Other (watching artwork belong to visual arts) 5 2 10
Web Search and Library Research 5 2 10
Project Assignment 1 10 10
Project Final Presentation 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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