COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POSTMODERNISM THEORIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GSR 6076 POSTMODERNISM THEORIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

PAINTING- CRAFTS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇINLA ŞEKER

Offered to

PAINTING- CRAFTS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

Determining postmodernism in related philosophers theories. Researching and discussing postmodernism effect on visual arts in related artists and their artworks. Discussing aesthetic logic of paradigm shifting from modernism to postmodernism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describing fundamental differences between modern culture and postmodern culture.
2   Determining historical situation of postmodern art.
3   Discussing classical cultural origins of postmodernism.
4   Describing characteristics of postmodernism and postmodern art.
5   Discussing the connections of romantism and postmodernism in postmodern art.
6   Discussing the connections of avant-garde and postmodernism in postmodern art.
7   Discussing the connections of pop art and postmodernism in postmodern art.
8   Discussing aesthetic logic of postmodern paradigm.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Modern culture and postmodern culture 1
2 Historical situation of postmodern art 2
3 Classical cultural origins of postmodernism 3
4 Postmodern artistic strategies and visual arts 4
5 Postmodern artistic strategies and visual arts 5
6 Jean-François Lyotard s postmodern art theory 6
7 Fredric Jameson s postmodern art theory 7
8 midterm 8
9 Charles Jencks postmodern art theory 9
10 Charles Jencks postmodern art theory 10
11 Matei Calinescu s postmodern art theory 11
12 Matei Calinescu s postmodern art theory 12
13 Gianni Vattimo s postmodern art theory 13
14 Gianni Vattimo s postmodern art theory 14
15 discussion
16 discussion 2
17 final

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

midterm: homework

final: homework

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 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

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