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Course Description Course Name : Issues in Modern and Contemporary Art I Course Code : RES 713 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. BİRNUR ERALDEMİR Learning Outcomes of the Course : Recognizes that art is a historical field of knowledge. Understands how art relates to sociological phonomena. Analyses art’s relationship with economical and political issues. Interprets and evaluates basic arguments in contemporary art. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To study trends and concepts in Modern and Contemporary art with reference to their historical background , and to analyse their connections with social, political and economical phenomena in order that students can place their own work properly within the framework of of modern and contemporary art theories and practices Course Contents : The course includes discussion of critical issues and debates regardind Modern and Contemporary Art and creative practice. The main points of discussion are the critical theory, art history and cultural revolutions that shaped the art of the1900s through the 1960s and art schools such as cubism, dadaism, surrealism, constructivism, minimalism. During the course, students make verbal and written analyses of issues through interpretation and comparison of visual materials and readings. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Department Graduate Study Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Introduction Review of course content and references Lecturing 2 Overview of 19th Century Reading selected texts Lecturing, discussion & debate 3 Leading Concepts in 20th Century Reading selected texts Lecturing, discussion & debate 4 Cultural Differences Research Lecturing, discussion & debate 5 Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism and Freud Reading selected texts Lecturing, discussion, debate&slide show 6 Constructivism and Structuralismm Studying selected samples Lecturing, discussion, debate&slide show 7 Minimalism and Wittgenstein Reading selected texts Lecturing, discussion, debate&slide show 8 Midterm exam Make midterm exam preparation Written 9 Modernism Studying selected samples Lecturing, discussion, debate 10 The Changing Modernist Perception Reading selected texts Lecturing, discussion, debate 11 The Changing Image of Art Reading selected texts and studying visuals Lecturing, discussion, debate& slide-show 12 Student Presentations Preparing notecards and slides Discussion, debate& slide-video show 13 Student Presentations Preparing notecards and slides Discussion, debate& slide-video show 14 Student Presentations Preparing notecards and slides Discussion, debate&slide-video show 15 Student Presentations Preparing notecards and slides Discussion, debate& slide-video show 16/17 Final Exam Research Paper writing based onresearch   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  The 20th Century Artbook, 2001, Hong Kong: Phaidon.  Eagleyon, T. 1999.Posstmodernizmin Yanılsamaları.( Çev. Mehmet Küçük).İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları  Francalanci, E. L.2012. Nesnelerin Estetiği. ( Çev. Durdu Kundakçı). Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.  Leppert, R. 2009. Sanatta Anlamın Görüntüsü, İmgelerin Toplumsal İşlevi. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları  Foster,H. Krauss,R. Bois,Y.A. 2005. Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism. London: Thames& Hudson   Shapiro. M. 2011. Modern Art. George Braziller Pub.  Arnason, H.H., Mansfield,C.E. 2009. History of Art. Pearson Pub.  Lee, P.M. 2012. Forgetting the Art World. The MIT Press  Joselit, D. 2012. After Art. Pricenton University Press.  Wilson, M. 2013. How to read Contemporary Art?. The MIT Press.  Connell, R.W. 1998. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve iktidar.( Çev. Cem Soydemir). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.  Taylor,C. 1995. Modernliğin Sıkıntıları. ( Çev. Uğur Canbilen). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.  Giddens, A. 1994. Modernliğin Sonuçları. (Çev. Ersin Kuşdil). İstanbul. Ayrıntı Yayınları.  Ruhrberg, K.,Schneckenburger, M., Fricke, C., Honnef,K., Walther,F. 2012. Art of the 20th Century. Taschen  Heartney, E. , Posner, H., Princenthal, N. Scott, S. 2007. After the Revolution Women Who Transformed Contemporary Art. Prestel  Bolla, P. 2006. Sanat ve Estetik.(Çev. Kubilay Koş) İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.  Featherstone, M. (2005). Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.  Jameson, J., Lyotard, F. & Habermas, J. (1990). Postmodernizm. İstanbul: Kıyı Yayınları.  Küçük, M. (1993). Modernite Versus Postmodernite. Ankara: Vadi Yayınları.  Bell, J. (2009). Sanatın Yeni Tarihi. (Çev.Ünlü, C., U., İleri, N. & Gürtuna, R. )İsytanbul: NTV Yayınları.  Bozkurt, N. (1995). 20. Yüzyıl Düşünce Akımları: Yorumlar ve Eleştiriler. İstanbul: Sarmal Yayınevi.  Demirkol, C., V. (2008). Batı Sanatında Modernizm ve Postmodernizm. İstanbul: Evrensel Basım Yayın. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50     Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 50 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Recognises national and international cultural elements that affect teaching and production of art 5 2 Explains teaching methods, techniques and strategies used in the art education program 0 3 Gains knowledge to do creative work and ability to put it into practice in the main fields of visual arts 0 4 Evaluates developments in Visual Arts Teaching in a multi-faceted manner by means of scientific, artistic methods and techniques. 2 5 Uses relevant methods and techniques to improve/develop his/her students´ critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving skills 4 6 Plans and programs teaching-learning processes in an effective way. 1 7 As a dynamic art educator, gains awareness, responsibility and skills in keeping track of the developments in information technologies 1 8 Accepts his/her students as individuals and considers their affective, cognitive and psycomotor aspects as a whole. 5 9 Utilises museums, which are a historical and cultural inheritance, as an effective means of education and raises in his/her students an awareness of preserving and protecting cultural and historical values. 5 10 Knows and explains the formation of human societies and civilizations 5 11 Uses basic concepts of art education and relevant research studies and techniques in correspondence with new developments 4 12 Knows foreign language at a sufficient level to be able to follow the foreign resources related to the field. 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 20 40     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 5 5 Total Workload: 148 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.92 ECTS Credit: 6