Arts and Cultural Theories

Course Code:

ART 103

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

The Aim of this course is to teach students contemporary cultural theories that form a basic source of knowledge in many areas of social sciences, including studies of culture and art, communication and sociology. And to introduce them theorists, thinkers and researchers who create these theories, as well as, to give an instruction on the social and political structures that constitute the basis for contemporary cultural theories.

Course Content:

The course includes the investigation of various definitions and forms of culture, the understanding of what a theory is, and the study of outstanding theorists and their teachings in a chronological order. The course is formed of 2 consecutive semesters. The 1st semester also includes the process of development of the social, intellectual and political forces that nurture Western contemporary cultural theories.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) They are expected to know about the Enlightenment and the social and political events in the history of Western civilization that paved the way to it.	1,2,5,9	1,2,3	A,C
2) To question and comment on the effects of social and intellectual developments on the cultural idea of the relevant period.	6,11	1,2,3	A,C
3) To get acquainted with the key figures (theorists, thinkers, philosophers) in cultural theory from the Enlightenment through the Modern era.	10,11	1,2,3	A,C
4) To be competent on the English, French and German thought that shaped contemporary theories of culture from the perspectives of the positivist and the critical schools.	8,11,12	1,2,3	A,C
5) To be able to trace correlations between Culture and society, culture and politics, and culture and urban life.	4,7	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

WEEK	TOPICS	Study Materials
1	Introduction: Terms and Concepts.
2	Social Forces-1
3	Introduction to the idea of the Enlightenment and its social and political foundations.
4	Social Forces-2:
5	English Enlightenment: Hume, Locke, Hobbes, Newton
6	Social Forces-3
7	French Enlightenment and J.J. Rousseau
8	Kant and the idea of Enlightenment
9	Basic Terminology: Rationalism
10	Midterm-1
11	French Thought and the Traditional Theory:
12	A.Compte and Positivism
13	Basic Terminology: Positivism
14	German Thought-1

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Additional Resources

1) Smith, P. (2007) Kültürel Kuram, İstanbul: Babil Yayınları

2) Erdoğan, İ. ve Alemdar K. (2010) Öteki Kuram

3) Güngör, N. (2011) İletişim Kuramlar Yaklaşımlar

4) Bozkurt, N. (2000) Sanat ve Estetik Kuramları

Material Sharing

Documents
Assignments	Students are given passages of selected books and academic articles. They are expected to be prepared beforehand by having read the texts and taken notes. They also have to participate and be actively engaged in class discussions and ready to pop-quizzes. Participation and quiz results contribute student’s end-semester evaluation.
Exams	Midterm (2), Quiz and Final

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	2	20
Attendance & Participation	1	10
Assignment	10	1,5
Final	1	35
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		35
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		65
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To educate students as an Arts and Cultural Manager with an interdiciplinary outlook.					x
2	To gain expertise in Visiual and Performance Arts in detail.					x
3	To teach students the main actors in art and cultural sector.					x
4	To educate students in order to make them aware of the close relationship between artist, art work, critic and art collector.					x
5	To teach students basics of business administration in relation to the cultural sector.				x
6	To instruct students to evaluate the importance of team work and co-operation.				x
7	To give them essential knowledge about the work of cultural professionals (those who work for museums, art institutions, festivals, and so on) and possible pitfalls they can face.					x
8	To make students followers of international art.					x
9	To enable them to pinpoint the issues in their area of expertise and give them essential tools to solve problems.					x
10	To make them able to plan and put in practice their projects collectively.					x
11	To give students professional tools to evaluate all the facts in art and culture area.					x
12	To teach them how to use PR and publicity tools in their job.			x
13	To teach students methodology, documentation and archiving.				x
14	To make students aware of necessary level of legal knowledge in order to make contracts.		x
15	To equip students with the basic knowledge of accounting.		x

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	8	112
Mid-terms	2	5	10
Assignment	10	1	10
Final examination	1	15	15
Total Work Load			189
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			7,56
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

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