ART AND AESTHETICS

GKE445

Course Code: GKE445
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

explain concepts related to art and aesthetics and the relationship between art and education.
make evaluations about art and aesthetic theories.
analyze works of art in the context of art theory and criticism.
evaluate the artistic and aesthetic aspects of oral, written and visual materials.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Art, fine arts, crafts and culture, arts and education. Art, creativity and artwork. Philosophy of art and aesthetics, art and aesthetic theories, art criticism, art history, art in pre-modern, modern and post-modern periods. Art and social context, art and everyday life. Turkish-Islamic art-aesthetics and works of art. The position of art and craftsmen in the process of social change, art, aesthetics and morality.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Art, creativity, philosophy of art, beauty and aesthetics, concepts related to aesthetics (aesthetic object, aesthetic subject, aesthetic attitude, aesthetic judgment, aesthetic value, etc.), subject and method of aesthetics.
2^nd Week	Relationship between art and education, relationship between art and culture, child, creativity and art, development of aesthetic phenomenon in children.
3^rd Week	Art theories: Reflective theory.
4^th Week	Art theories: Reflective theory.
5^th Week	Art theories: Functional art theory.
6^th Week	Turkish-Islamic art/aesthetics. Aesthetics of love, abstraction and allegory.
7^th Week	The concept of 'humor' and its place in art. Relationship between humor, art and education.
8^th Week	Midterm Exam.
9^th Week	Art theories: expressive art theory.
10^th Week	Art theories: formalist art theory.
11^th Week	Modern(ist) trends in art.
12^th Week	Modern(ist) trends in art.
13^th Week	Postmodern trends in art, postmodern philosophy and aesthetics.
14^th Week	Postmodern trends and reception aesthetics in art.

Recommended or Required Reading

Balcı, Yusuf Baytekin (2016). Kuramsal Estetik. Ankara: Pegem Yayınları.
Bozkurt, Nejat (2000). Sanat ve Estetik Kuramları. Bursa: Asa Kitabevi.
Doğan, Mehmet (2003). Estetik. İzmir: Gerçek Kitabevi.
Dorno, T. W. (1997). Aesthetic Theory. Univ. Of Minnesota Press: Minnesota.
Fischer, Ernest (2020). Sanatın Gerekliliği. Çev. Cevat Çapan, İstanbul: Sözcükler Yayınları
Geiger, Mortiz (1986). Estetik Anlayış. Çev. Tomris Mengüşoğlu, İstanbul.
Kagan, M. (2015). Estetik ve Sanat Dersleri. Ankara: İmge Yayınları.
Soykan, Ömer Naci (2020). Estetik ve Sanat Felsefesi. İstanbul: Bilge Kültür Sanat.
Tunalı, İsmail (2007). Estetik. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Turani, Adnan (1999).Çağdaş Sanat Felsefesi. Remzi Kitabevi: İstanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Metin Çözümleme
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	12	4	48
Preparation for Final exam	1	18	18
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	18	18
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)	2	3	6
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X	X	X
K6
K7	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10