DIGITAL MEDIA AND ART

GİT511

Course Code: GİT511
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Nurcan Pınar Eke

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know the concepts, theories and approaches discussed under related topics such as art production, consumption and distribution in digital media,
Subjecting digital media art to a critical reading,
Recognize prominent local and foreign names related to digital media art and distinguish their works.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The rapid development of digital technologies has not only transformed our daily lives, but also changed our understanding of art and its perceptive. There are even new branches and forms of art that manifest themselves with digital. In the context of the course, it is aimed to discuss the relationship between digital media and art; thus, to discuss the effect of technology on art, the transformation of art and the artist, through contemporary examples. In this course, which aims to question the claim that the possibilities offered by digital media bring freedom to artists and diversity to art, and to gain a critical view, students will have the opportunity to discuss many current concepts and discussions.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Meeting and general information about the course content/operation
2^nd Week	Basic Concepts and Approaches About Digital Media and Art
3^rd Week	Digital Media and New Art Forms
4^th Week	Discussion on Art Production in Digital Media
5^th Week	Discussion on Art Consumption in Digital Media
6^th Week	Discussion on Display, Distribution and Storage of Artworks in Digital Media
7^th Week	Digital Media and Artwork Ownership: NFTs
8^th Week	Digital Media and Aesthetic Culture
9^th Week	Digital Media and Democracy in Art
10^th Week	Digital Media and Feminist Art
11^th Week	Digital Media, Art and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
12^th Week	Pioneers in Digital Media Art and Their Works
13^th Week	Examples of Turkey in the Context of Digital Media and Art
14^th Week	General Evaluation and Discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

Textbooks:

-Neden Bu Sanat? Terry Barrett, Hayalperest Yayınevi.

Mandatory Reading List:

-Dijital Çağda Kitle Kültürü Eğlence ve Sanat, Bahar Kayıhan, Ütopya Yayınları.
-Medya Kültürleri, Nick Stevenson, Ütopya Yayınları.
-Sanatın Günceli Güncelin Sanatı, Mehmet Yılmaz, Ütopya Yayınevi.

Recommended Resources:

-Op Art, Sibel Avcı, Hayalperest Yayınevi
-Dijital Sanat, Sibel Avcı, Hayalperest Yayınevi.
-Sanat ve Arzu, Ulus Baker, İletişim Yayınları.
-Sanat ve Propaganda, Toby Clark, Ayrıntı Yayınları.
-Sanat ve Sorumluluk, Mihail Bahtin, Ayrıntı Yayınları.
-Kültür Endüstrisi Kültür Yönetimi, Theodor Adorno, İletişim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Report Preparation
Project
Practice
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	30
Project	1	60
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
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13
K14
K15