COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ETCHNOLOGY AND AESTETICS OF AN IMAGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STA 5060 ETCHNOLOGY AND AESTETICS OF AN IMAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Art and Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NAZLI HARIKA ZORKUN ÇAĞLAYAN

Offered to

Art and Design

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the transformation of visual aesthetics through the lens of technology from both theoretical and practical perspectives. It explores the influence of digital media, artificial intelligence, algorithmic production, and interactive technologies on modes of visual expression. Students are encouraged to critically and creatively engage with the aesthetic structures of technologically-produced images. By addressing historical and contemporary shifts in visual aesthetics within artistic, cultural, and social contexts, the course seeks to develop students awareness and understanding of current visual production practices

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyzes the historical and conceptual impact of technology on visual aesthetics.
2   Explains how digital media, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic tools transform modes of visual expression.
3   Identifies and compares contemporary theoretical approaches to image aesthetics.
4   Develops critical and creative approaches to technology-based visual production processes.
5   Evaluates the social implications of technologically-produced visuals in terms of aesthetics and ethics.
6   Produces and presents visually coherent works using technological tools within their own artistic/design practice.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Aesthetics, Visuality, and Technology Visual Manipulation
2 Media Archaeology and the Historical Development of Technology Surveillance, Aesthetics, and Data Visualization
3 Digital Culture NFT, Blockchain, and the Visual Economy
4 The Changing Nature of Visuality: From Analog to Digital General Review and Conceptual Discussions
5 Simulation and Hyperreality
6 Aesthetics of New Media
7 Presentations and discussions on various topics and texts
8 Algorithmic Visuality and the Aesthetics of Artificial Intelligence
9 Posthumanism and the Technological Body
10 Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Aesthetic Experience

Recomended or Required Reading

Manovich, L. (2001). The Language of New Media.
Mitchell, W. J. T. (1995). Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation.
Bourriaud, N. (2002). Postproduction: Culture as Screenplay: How Art Reprograms the World.
Arnheim, R. (1974). Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye.
Benjamin, W. (1936/2008). The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
Baudrillard, J. (1994). Simulacra and Simulation.
Paul, C. (2015). Digital Art
Denson,S.(2016). Post-Cinema: Theorizing 21st-Century Film.
Gere, C.(2002). Digital Culture.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students develop their understanding of the relationship between technology and visual aesthetics, as well as their critical thinking skills, through the preparation of texts, articles, and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STA TERM WORK (ANNUAL)
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STA * 0.70 +ASG* 0.30


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)

nazliharika.zorkuncaglayan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Reading 1 20 20
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2454544
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