MYTHOLOGY AND DESIGN

GİT530

Course Code: GİT530
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Erkan Özkarakaş

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain knowledge about myths and mythologies,
Develop awareness at a level that can recognize and make sense of the connection between myths and cultural symbols,
Know and interpret how myths are/can be used in art and design.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Myths and mythologies are important instruments that construct and give meaning to reality. Just as they are not independent of ideology, they cannot be isolated from time and space. What we call mythology is actually a way of seeing that has been the property of societies. As a matter of fact, it can be mentioned that the distinctive features of societies based on their way of seeing can be mentioned in the fields of art and design. The aim of the course is to introduce these ways of seeing in terms of mythologies and to transfer information that will enable them to interpret their effects on art/design products.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Meeting and general information about the course content/operation
2^nd Week	Mythology, Myth, Main Features of Myths
3^rd Week	The Relationship between Myth, Reality and Ideology
4^th Week	Cultural Symbols and Mythology
5^th Week	Visual Culture, Ways of Seeing, Myths and Mythology
6^th Week	Mythology in Art and Design
7^th Week	Anatolian Mythology
8^th Week	Middle Eastern Mythology
9^th Week	Asian Mythology
10^th Week	European Mythology
11^th Week	African Mythology
12^th Week	North American Mythology
13^th Week	South American Mythology
14^th Week	Oceanian Mythology

Recommended or Required Reading

Textbooks:

-Larousse Dünya Mitolojileri, Joel Ashmidt, Bilge Kültür Sanat Yayınları.
-Sanat, Tasarım ve Görsel Kültür, Malcolm Barnard, Ütopya Yayınevi.
-Articles to be given during the course period.

Mandatory Resources:

-Mitoloji: Kahramanın Yolculuğu, David Adams Leeming, Say Yayınları.
-Mitolojinin Gücü, Joseph Campbell, MediaCat Yayıncılık.
-Mitlerin Özellikleri, Mircea Eliade, Alfa Yayıncılık.
-İmgeler ve Simgeler, Mircea Eliade, Doğu Batı Yayınları.

Recommended Resources:

-Mitoloji101, Kathleen Sears, Say Yayınları.
-Mitologya, Edith Hamilton, Varlık Yayınları.
-Antik Yunan'da Sanat ve Mitoloji, Thomas Carpenter, Homer Kitabevi.
-Sanatın Mitolojisi: Sanat Ne Anlatır ? Mağara Duvarlarından Antikçağın Sonuna, İsmail Gezgin, Redingot Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice
Project
Report Preparation
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	4	40
Project	1	50
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	7	10	70
Presentation (including preperation)	1	25	25
Project	2	36	72
Book Presentation	1	20	20
Total Work Load			299
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X
K2			X
K3		X
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