COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BODY IN CONTEMPORARY ART

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RSA 5045 BODY IN CONTEMPORARY ART ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Painting

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AHMET FEYZI KORUR

Offered to

Painting

Course Objective

The exhibition, artistic representation, visualization and connotation of the human body as a fundamental tool of expression is also one of the problems of contemporary art. The aim of the course is to encourage the students to evaluate and discuss the situations related to the human body in association with concepts such as identity, ownership, sexuality and violence; and to guide them during the production of works in this context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Discussions on representations of the body with a presentation of samples of typical works throughout the history of art.
2   Introduction and discussion of various texts on the subject.
3   Evaluation of the situations related to the human body in association with concepts such as identity, ownership, sexuality and violence.
4   To encourage the students to experiment with tools such as photography, videos and also performances as a way of using the body itself, in addition to painting --when appropriate.
5   To encourage the students to be genuine and unique in the production of their works.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Presentation of the project. Lecturing on it.
2 A visual presentation consisting of samples from various artistic disciplines.
3 Theoretical essays and suggestions for movies/videos.
4 Mutual conversation with the students on ideas put forth and suggestions made.
5 Mutual conversation with the students on ideas put forth and suggestions made.
6 Evaluation of visual notes and documents prepared by the students such as drawings, collages, photographs, texts and found images with regard to their aid in the creation process.
7 Evaluation of visual notes and documents prepared by the students such as drawings, collages, photographs, texts and found images with regard to their aid in the creation process.
8 Evaluation of visual notes and documents prepared by the students such as drawings, collages, photographs, texts and found images with regard to their aid in the creation process.
9 Evaluation of whether a consistent progress is shown with regard to quality and quantity during the application process of the works.
10 Evaluation of whether a consistent progress is shown with regard to quality and quantity during the application process of the works.
11 Evaluation of whether a consistent progress is shown with regard to quality and quantity during the application process of the works.
12 Evaluation of whether a consistent progress is shown with regard to quality and quantity during the application process of the works.
13 Evaluation of whether a consistent progress is shown with regard to quality and quantity during the application process of the works.
14 Presentation and exhibition

Recomended or Required Reading

--- BEDENIN TARIHI/ 1. CILT: Rönesans tan Aydınlanmaya , Hazırlayanlar: Alain Corbin, Jean-Jaques Courtine, Georges Vigarello, YKY Yayınları, Çev: Orçun Türkay, Mayıs 2008.
--- BEDENIN TARIHI/2. CILT:Fransız Devrimi Nden Büyük Savaş a , Hazırlayanlar: Alain Corbin, Jean-Jaques Courtine, Georges Vigarello, YKY Yayınları, Çev: Orçun Türkay, Mayıs 2011.
--- GÜZELLIĞIN TARIHI , Hazırlayan: Umberto Eco, Doğan Kitap Yayınları, Nisan 2006
---- ÇIRKINLIĞIN TARIHI , Hazırlayan: Umberto Eco, Doğan Kitap Yayınları, Kasım 2009
--- IMGENIN PORNOGRAFISI , Zeynep SAYIN, Metis Yayınevi, 2003
--- Batı da ve Doğu da Bedenin Zilleti ve haysiyeti Kavramları Zeynep Sayın, Dergi makalesi.
--- CINSELLIK, GÖRSELLIK, PORNOGRAFI , Hasan Bülent KAHRAMAN, Agora Kitabevi,2005
--- SANAT VE CINSIYET/ Sanat Tarihi ve Feminist Eleştiri , Editör: Ahu Antmen, Iletişim Yayınları, 1. Baskı, 2008, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To start a sustainable dialog with the students through mutual conversations about their "works", and identifying the references to contemporary art by making reading / watching suggestions in parallel to the works produced.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 RST RESIT ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mastery of technique used in the works, the skill in transforming the materials, consistency in the relationship between form and meaning, and richness of imagination. Presentation and exhibition techniques.

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 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.132
LO.232
LO.332
LO.432
LO.532

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