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Program of Communication and Design

RTS128

MEDIA ART AND HISTORY

Course Code
RTS128
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. Explain the fundamental concepts of media arts, their historical development, and their major genres.
  2. Evaluate, through examples, the role of different media tools?such as photography, cinema, video, sound, digital, and new media?in artistic production processes transformed by artificial intelligence?based technologies.
  3. Interpret media arts from a critical perspective by relating them to their aesthetic, cultural, and social contexts.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, the historical development of media arts, their fundamental concepts, and the role of different media tools in artistic production will be examined within their aesthetic, cultural, and social contexts.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course and Fundamental Concepts
2nd Week The Relationship Between Art and Technology
3rd Week Visual Culture and Representation
4th Week The Emergence of Photography
5th Week The Birth of Cinema
6th Week Experimental and Avant-Garde Cinema
7th Week Television and Mass Culture
8th Week Video Art
9th Week Sound Art and Radio Art
10th Week Digital Art
11th Week New Media Arts
12th Week Artificial Intelligence and Contemporary Media Arts
13th Week Ethical and Copyright Debates in Media Arts
14th Week General Evaluation and Presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingAlemdar K. (2001). İletişim ve Tarih. Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık.
Alioğlu, N.(2011) Yeni Medya Sanatı ve Estetiği. İstanbul: Papatya Bilim.
Barnard, M. (2002) Sanat, Tasarım ve Görsel Kültür. Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi.
Berger J. (1999). Görme Biçimleri. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Çakır, M. (2014). Medya ve Sanat. İstanbul: Parşömen Yayıncılık.
Manovich, Lev. (2002). The Language of New Media. Londra: The MIT Press.
Wands B. (2006). Dijital Çağın Sanatı. İstanbul: Akbank Kültür ve Sanat Dizisi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 65 65
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 45 45
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load154
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.13
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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