| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Defines and compares the concepts of two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and virtual (digital) space within a semiotic and discursive framework.
- Critically analyzes the relationship between space and ideological, political, and cultural dynamics in the context of power, surveillance, gender, body politics, and collective memory.
- Deconstructs visual perception, emotional geographies, and the body-space relationship through contemporary art installations, architectural forms, and public space interventions.
- Analyzes the construction of space through critical and feminist semiotic methods in the context of gender, body politics, and power relations.
- Learns the spatialization techniques of data and information (emotional/critical mapping) in digital interfaces.
- Utilizes positive/negative space, depth, and spatial codes in design processes (graphic, interface, exhibition design) as conscious communication tools to reinforce the message.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | Is a design merely a surface, or is it a living space that governs emotions and perceptions?
In this course, we trace the concept of "space"?from 2D surfaces to contemporary art installations, and from digital interfaces to extended reality (XR) environments. We explore space not just as a physical medium, but as a semiotic tool that generates meaning, a discursive field of power, and an intersection point for body and gender politics.
Through the lenses of semiology and critical discourse analysis, we decipher the ideology space carries, its connection to social/emotional memory, and how it shapes human perception. We learn to look at design not through an ordinary eye, but with a multi-layered, radical vision that shapes the future.
If this sparks your interest, join us to redefine space and explore the ideology of design from surface to extended reality. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to the Course: An Ontological Perspective on the Concept of "Space" in Design. What is space? Distinctions among physical, mental, discursive, and social space. |
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2nd Week |
Semiotics of Space and Critical Discourse Analysis: Space as a meaning-generating text. Spatial codes, signs, and the language of architecture. Understanding space not merely as a system of signs, but as a discursive field producing power and ideology. |
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3rd Week |
The Illusion of Space on 2D Surfaces and the Politics of the Frame: Perspective and depth perception from the Renaissance to the present. Concepts of frame and border in graphic design. The organization of the gaze. |
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4th Week |
From Line to Volume: Designing "Void" in Communication. The power of positive and negative space. Macro/micro spatial relationships in typography and composition. |
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5th Week |
The Ideology of Space, Body Politics, and Surveillance: Foucault and the Panopticon. Public space design, ideological foundations of wayfinding/orienting systems, and bodies disciplined/othered in space. |
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6th Week |
Social Memory, Urban Memory, and Emotional Mapping: Monuments, public squares, and collective memory. Emotional geographies, ruins, abandoned spaces, and their traces in visual culture. |
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7th Week |
MIDTERM EXAM + RESEARCH PRESENTATION |
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8th Week |
Space in Contemporary Art I: Installation and the Body. Immersive designs that engulf the viewer. Sensory perception, the interaction between body and space. |
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9th Week |
Space in Contemporary Art II: Site-Specific Interventions and Activism. Public art, street art, and critical communication practices transforming spatial context. |
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10th Week |
Spatiality in Digital Interfaces and Information Architecture. The shift from the perception of "page" to "space" in UI/UX design. Z-axis, digital depth, and data architecture. |
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11th Week |
Beyond the Screen: XR, Spatial Computing, and Data Art. Constructing space in VR and AR environments. Spatialization of data within the context of data humanism/feminism, and public space interventions through augmented reality. |
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12th Week |
Hybrid Spaces in the Post-Digital Era. Interactive exhibition design, projection mapping, and new visual experiences at the intersection of the digital and physical realms. |
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13th Week |
Third Places, Liminality, and Ambiguous Spaces. Edward Soja, Homi Bhabha, and threshold/liminal spaces in the city. |
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14th Week |
FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Mandatory Reading List:
- Henri Lefebvre ? Mekanın Üretimi (Sel Yayıncılık)
Recommended Reading List:
- Gaston Bachelard ? Mekanın Poetikası (İthaki Yayınları)
- Juhani Pallasmaa ? Tenin Gözleri: Mimarlık ve Duyular (YEM Yayın)
- Doreen Massey ? For Space
- Griselda Pollock / Gillian Rose ? Visual Methodologies / Feminist Visual Culture
- Catherine D'Ignazio & Lauren F. Klein ? Data Feminism
- Giuliana Bruno ? Atlas of Emotion: Journeys in Art, Architecture, and Film
- Michel Foucault ? Hapishanenin Doğuşu (İmge Kitabevi)
- Erwin Panofsky ? Perspektif: Simgesel Bir Biçim (Metis Yayıncılık)
- Lev Manovich ? Yeni Medyanın Dili (AAKitap)
- John Berger ? Görme Biçimleri (Metis Yayınları)
- Christian Norberg-Schulz ? Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Project
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Attendance |
1 |
10 |
| Presentation of Case Study |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
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| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
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| Homework |
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| Presentation (including preperation) |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Project |
1 |
14 |
14 |
| Total Work Load | 120 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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