COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTZ 3026 CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Department of Photography

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PINAR BOZTEPE MUTLU

Offered to

Photography

Course Objective

To define the significance of photography in conceptual art, to recognize the characteristics of conceptual photography and related examples

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define conceptual art
2   To be able to discuss the position of photography in conceptual art
3   To know the relevant examples
4   Assessment the characteristics of conceptual photography
5   Assessment relevant examples

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Methodology
2 Brief History of Conceptual Art
3 Joseph Kosuth and conceptual art
4 Characteristics of Conceptual Art
5 Characteristics of Conceptual Art
6 Characteristics of Conceptual Art
7 Photography and Conceptual Art
8 Photography and Conceptual Art
9 Analog Conceptual Photography, description and features
10 Analog Conceptual Photography, description and features
11 Relevant Samples
12 Digital Conceptual Photography, description and features
13 Digital Conceptual Photography, description and features
14 Relevant Samples

Recomended or Required Reading

(ed.) Elkins, J. (2007). Photography Theory, London: Routledge.
(ed.) Scott, W. (2008). Photography and Philosophy, U.S.A: Blackwell Publishing.
(ed.) Trachtenberg, A. (1980). Classic Essays on Photography, U.S.A: Island Books.
Barthes, R. (1992). Camera Lucida, (çev. R. Akçayaka), Istanbul: Altıkırkbeş.
Benjamin, W. (2001). Pasajlar, (çev.A.Cemal), Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Blaha, H. (2006). Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography, Volumes I-III, (ed. Lynne Warren), London: Routledge.
Batchen, G. (2016). Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph, New York: Prestel Publishing.
Frizot, M. (1999). A New History of Photography, Germany: Konemann
Gefter, P. (2009). Photography After Frank, New York: Aperture.
Godeau, S. A. (2003). Photography at The Dock, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Krauss, R. (1986). The Orginality of The Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths, U.S.A: MIT Press.
Krauss, R. (1994). The Optical Unconscious, U.S.A: MIT Press.
Newhall, B. (1982). The History of Photography: From 1839 to The Present, New York: MOMA Press.
Stieglitz, A. (1997). Camera Work, Köln: Taschen
Godfrey, T. (1998) Conceptual Art, New york: Phaidon
Relevant Albums

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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