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FİLM223

AESTHETICS

Course Code
FİLM223
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. Competence of communication and effective usage of the concepts of aesthetics
  2. Explain the fundamental concepts of aesthetics and its historical development.
  3. Compare aesthetic theories and thinkers from Plato to the present day.
  4. Analyze a work of art through the use of aesthetic concepts
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course introduces students to the historical development of aesthetic concepts and engages in a comparative discussion of key approaches to art and aesthetics by major thinkers. At the same time, it aims to develop students? ability to evaluate art within philosophical, cultural, and social contexts.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the aim, content, and interdisciplinary interactions of the Aesthetics course
2nd Week Definition and scope of the concept of aesthetics, and its relation to art
3rd Week The Definition of Art and the Problem of Representation, Reading: Gompertz, Will. (2020). What Are You Looking At? Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Publishing. (pp. 11?26)
4th Week The Definition of Art and the Problem of Representation (continued), Reading: Kamözüt, Mehmet Cem. (2019). ?Philosophy of Art?Aesthetics: What Makes a Work a Work of Art?? In Introduction to Philosophy: A Systematic Approach to
5th Week Fundamental Problems, edited by Murat Arıcı, pp. 303?330. Ankara: Nobel Publishing.
6th Week Plato and the nature of art; art as a mode of representing truth, Reading: Republic (especially the sections on art and mimesis)
7th Week Mimesis ? Aristotle, Reading: Aristotle, Poetics
8th Week Comparison of Plato?s and Aristotle?s approaches to mimesis and art
9th Week Modern Art and the Aesthetic Crisis, The breakdown of aesthetic rules, avant-garde movements, fragmentation of meaning
10th Week Modernism and Aesthetic Rupture: Examples from Kandinsky and Malevich
11th Week Aesthetics and Contemporary Art, Reading: Arthur Danto ? After the End of Art
12th Week Art and Society: Critical Aesthetics, Reading: T. W. Adorno ? Aesthetic Theory
13th Week Art, Beauty, and Taste, In-class discussion on the concept of beauty, judgments of taste, and cultural differences
14th Week Course review and conclusion
Recommended or Required Reading
Platon. Devlet
Aristoteles. Poetika.
Gompertz, Will. 2020 Pardon Neye Bakmıştınız? İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. (ss. 11-26)
Kamözüt, Mehmet Cem. 2019. ?Sanat Felsefesi-Estetik: Bir Eseri Sanat Eseri Yapan Nedir?? Felsefeye Giriş: Temel Problemlere Sistematik Yaklaşım içinde, derleyen Murat Arıcı, 303-330 Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
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
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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