Information Package

Program of Sociology (English)

SOCI421

SOCIOLOGY OF ART

Course Code
SOCI421
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Establish and analyze connections between art and social relations.
  2. Evaluate art work as a social phenomenon.
  3. Evaluate the social, economic, cultural and ideological dimensions of art.
  4. Interpret the effect of social changes on artistic productions.
  5. Critically evaluate the concepts of art, culture and society.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionIn the sociology of art, the student understands that art is not a natural object but a social characterization, and develops awareness of how the artist characterization creates its own distinctive field of existence as a social category in every social space in the context of its relationship with social processes and units and agents. It also expresses aesthetic values, art and artist in a social context comparatively.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction, basic concepts, objectives and scope of the sociology of art.
2nd Week Art work as a social process, art-society relation.
3rd Week Art of the antique era, art and society relations in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations
4th Week Medieval Art: Art and social relations in the Middle Ages
5th Week The understanding of art and society pre-modernism
6th Week Industrial revolution and arts and social classes, new social structures and artistic relations
7th Week Frankfurt school, culture industry, Walter Benjamin and artwork
8th Week Mid-Term
9th Week Martin Heidegger, Pierre Bourdieu, Roland Barthes
10th Week Art, Architecture and society
11th Week Art, Visual Culture and Society
12th Week Art and Gender
13th Week Art, Technology and society
14th Week Aesthetics, politics and art
Recommended or Required ReadingFoster,Arnold W.;Blau, Judith R.(Eds)Art and Society: Readings in the Sociology of the Arts. New York: State University of New York, 1989
Hauser, Arnold. The Sociology of Art. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2011
Tanner, Jeremy (Ed). Sociology of Art: A Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 2003
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
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 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 16 16
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 4 3 12
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
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