Aesthetics and Art Philosophy I

Course Code:

ART 201

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to Aesthetics and Art Philosophy by examining examples of leading philosophers from Antiquity to the 19th century. It therefore establishes a link between the past and beginning of modern art philosophy.

Course Content:

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of philosophy of art and aesthetics. The basic topics of aesthetics and basic figures are selected to be discussed. At the end of the course students will be able to discuss the evolution of art in the conceptual way, will have the sufficient knowledge to evaluate and discuss the backgrounds of art styles and art works and also will have the understanding of social, ideological, philosophical interrelations of art.

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) Knows the coverage of aesthetics discipline and the concept of philosophy of arts.	1,2,4,9	1,2,3	A
2) Has the knowledge of aesthetic values and teachings on art in Antiquity and in the Middle Ages, the social, scientific and religious background of these.	1,4,9,11	1,2,3	A
3) Knows general stylistic charateristics in Ancient, Christian and Islam art, has the abilitity to make connections between aesthetic judgment and styles of the periods.	1,4,9	1,2,3	A
4) Expected to use the method of philosophical thiniking in the other fields of life.	9,11	1,2,3	A
5) Has the vision of social, ideological and philosophical connections of art.	1,9	1,2,3	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction in the class, its form and content
2	The Classic Age - Plato and Aristotle (450 BC)
3	The Middle Ages-Aquinas (AD 400-1500), The Renaissance (15th and 16th century)
4	Aesthetics, Enlightenment and Historicism -Baumgarten,Kant,Herder (18th century)
5	Romanticism, Schiller, Hegel (18th century)
6	Early Modernism, Nietzsche (19th century)
7	Modernism 20th century, Heidegger (1900 - 1945)
8	Midterm
9	The Thoughts and Aesthetics of the Modern Avant-Gardes (1900 - 1945)
10	Communism and Fascism, Lenin and Hitler, (1900 - 1945)
11	Art in the Post War Era, Conceptual Art Theory, Feminism, Institutional Critique
12	Postmodernism and Contemporary Art, Danto (1980 - 1990)
13	Contemporary Art 1 (after 2000)
14	Contemporary Art 2 (after 2000)

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

A History of Western Thought (Skirbekk & Gilje, Routledge, 2001)
Art in Theory II (Harrison & Wood, Blackwell Publishing, 2003)
Art in Theory 1648 - 1815 (Harrison & Wood, Blackwell Publishing, 2000)
Estetik Beğeni (İsmail Tunalı, Remzi, 2011)
Estetik (İsmail Tunalı, Remzi Kitapevi, 1989, 2012)
Sanat Ontolojisi (İsmail Tunalı, İnkılap, 2014)
Estetik ve Sanat Felsefesi (Ömer Naci Soykan, Pinhan, 2015)

Additional Resources

- Platon, Devlet, İstanbul, 2006

- Platon, Şölen (Symposion), İstanbul, 2007

- Townsend, D., Estetiğe Giriş, Ankara, 2002.

- Williams, R.., Art Theory, 2004

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments	Presentations will be evaluated as final examination
Exams	Mid-term, Final Examination

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Homework	1	20
Final	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
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 interdisciplinary outlook.					x
2	To gain expertise in Visiual and Performing Arts in detail.			x
3	To teach students the main actors in the 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 teamwork and cooperation.			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 the 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 the 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	4	56
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Homework	1	10	10
Final examination	1	10	10
Total Workload			128
Total Workload / 25 (h)			5,12
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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