Basics of Art Sociology

Course Code:

ART 104

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Courses given by:

Şevket Cem Onat

Course Assistants :

Öykü Demirci

Course Objectives:

In the course sociology of art, students ascertain that art is a social qualification not a natural object, and improve their awareness level about how artist qualification constitutes its own entity domain as a social category in every social location in connection with its relation with social processes, units and agents. Within the social context, students understand and express aesthetic values and the qualifications of art and artist comparatively.

Course Content:

At the first stage the main reference sphere and methodology of sociology of art and fundamental approaches are discussed. In terms of the sociological perspective of art, its conceptual features; the changing position, status, meaning and role of art and of the artist in accordance with social conditions; and art qualification and aesthetic values throughout the social evolution process are scrutinized and the relationship between aesthetic values and other social institutions (as economics, politics and religion) is examined in art qualification. The problematic of art’s universality is being discussed and within this frame leading theories in literature are analyzed.

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. To be able to discuss the basic concepts of art and sociology		1,2,3	A,C
2. To be able to evaluate socio-cultural relations in the context of art and artist		1,2,3	A,C
3. Understanding the importance of art in the context of social memory		1,2,3	A,C
4. Being able to analyze social structure elements		1,2,3	A,C
5. To be able to use the sociology of art as a critical approach in all kinds of artistic endeavors.		1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
WEEK	TOPICS	Study Materials
1	Introduction, information
2	Defining and discussing the concepts of art and society
3	Social structure and social institutions
4	Art as a social institution
5	The Relationship between Society and Art: Power
6	The Relationship between Society and Art: Art During World War II
7	The Relationship between Society and Art: Mass Culture and Culture Industry
8	MIDTERM
9	Art and concepts of consumption society and consumption culture
10	Public space and public art debates
11	Art and gender debates
12	Feminist art approaches and representation
13	Accessibility of Art
14	Student presentations

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

ARMAĞAN, İbrahim; Toplumsal Yapı Bilim ve Sanat, Ege Ü. GSF Yayınları, İzmir,1992
BOTTOMORE, T.B; Toplumbilim, Çev:Ünsal Öskay, Der Yayınları, İstanbul,2000
BAUMAN, Zygmunt; Sosyolojik Düşünmek, Çev:Abdullah Yılmaz, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul,2010
DURKHEIM, Emile; Sosyolojik Metodun Kuralları,Çev:Enver Aytekin, Sosyal Yayınlar, İstanbul,1994
ERİNÇ, M. Sıtkı; Sanat Sosyolojisine Giriş, Ütopya YAYINLARI, Ankara, 2008
FISCHER, Ernst; Sanatın Gerekliliği, Çev: Prof. Dr. Cevat Çapan, V Yayınları,Ankara, 1993
MARSHALL, Gordon; Sosyoloji Sözlüğü, Çeviren: Osman Akınhay; Derya Kömürcü, Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, Ankara, 1999

Additional Resources

1-A. Antmen (Ed.). Sanat/Cinsiyet, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2010.

2-A. Darbel, P. Bourdieu. Sanat Sevdası, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul, 2011.

3-B.F. Dellaloğlu. Frankfurt Okulu'nda Sanat ve Toplum, Say Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.

4-L. J.D. Wacquant, P. Bourdieu. Düşünümsel Bir Antropoloji İçin Cevaplar, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013.

5-M. De Certeau. Gündelik Hayatın Keşfi I, Dost, Ankara, 2009.

6-M. Horkheimer, T. W. Adorno. Aydınlanmanın Diyalektiği, Kabalcı, İstanbul, 2010.

7-W. Benjamin. Pasajlar, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Assignment	3	10
Final Presentations	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

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

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
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	5	70
Homework	2	3	6
Presentation	-	-	-
Mid-terms	2	6	12
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			133
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5,32
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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