COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AESTHETICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 4036 AESTHETICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

HAKAN DIBEL

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to examine contemporary theories of aesthetics and to analyze significant works of art.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To identify major works of Western art
2   To explain major contemporary theories of aesthetics
3   To analyze major contemporary works of art
4   To write textual analyses
5   To carry out cultural studies of art

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of aesthetics Discussion
2 Ontology of art Discussion
3 Taste, universals, values Discussion
4 Beauty, interpretation, imagination Discussion
5 Fiction, narrative, metaphor Discussion
6 Representation, criticism, knowledge Discussion
7 Ethics, emotion, tragedy Discussion
8 Midterm exam
9 Humor, creativity, style Discussion
10 Performance, fake, high/low Discussion
11 Phenomenology, hermeneutics Discussion
12 Body Discussion
13 Poststructuralism and pomo Discussion
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Gaut, ed. Routledge Companion to Aesthetics (2005)
2. Cazeaux, ed. Continental Aesthetics Reader (2011)
3. Harrison, ed. Art in Theory 1900-2000 (2002)
4. Kocur, ed. Theory in Contemporary Art Since 1985 (2005)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Reading, discussion, writing

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) 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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55