Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
VISUAL CULTURE GUS255 1. Semester 2 + 0 0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals Visual communication, visual literacy, visual culture theory, artwork, photography and other visual images on the basis of the evaluation, the relationship between image and perception is aimed. In addition to this, it is another aim of the course to make practical studies based on art education which includes visual culture by making use of visual culture theory.
Course Content Visual communication, visual literacy, visual culture theory, artwork, photography and other visual images on the basis of the evaluation, the relationship between image and perception is aimed. In addition to this, it is another aim of the course to make practical studies based on art education which includes visual culture by making use of visual culture theory.
Learning Outcomes 1) She/he gains visual literacy.
2) She/he can do visual analysis.
3) She/he can recognize the layers of meaning in visual images.
4) She/he may be more critical of works of art and other visuals.
5) She/he can analyze the form and content of visual images.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Definition of Visual Culture Lecture; Demonstration
Opinion Pool
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Visual and meaning Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week Postmodernism and Visual Culture (Through Visuals) Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Gaze and analysis of power concepts (Through Visuals) Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week Visual Culture and Consumption (via advertising images) Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week Visual Culture and Everyday Life (Through Student Perspective) Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week One of Visual Culture Tools: Cinema/Film or Commercial Film (To be watched and themes will be determined) Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Midterm Question Answer

 Homework
9. Week Image and Power Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week Feminism and visual culture Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
11. Week Criticism on images Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week The value of the image Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week Critical writing Lecture; Demonstration

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week Final Question Answer

 Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Aslan, Umut Tümay (2003). "Görsel Olanı Okumak: Eleştirel Görsel Okur-Yazarlık". İletişim Araştırmaları. 1(1): 39-64.
Berger, John (2012). Görme Biçimleri. İstanbul: Metis.
Freedman, K. (2003). Teaching visual culture: Curriculum, aesthetics and the social life of art. New York: Teachers College Press.
Saybaşılı, N. (2007). Görsel Kültür Özel Sayısı. Toplum Bilim. Sayı 22.
Tavin, K. (2009). Seeing and Beeing Seen: Teaching Visual Culture To (Mostly) Non-Art Education Students. The International Journal of Arts Education, 122.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 4 1
Homework 1 6
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 10 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 3
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 6
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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