Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sociology of Art
Course Code: RÖ478
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is; The aim of this course is to improve students' comprehension of sociological aspects of art, to understand the connections between contemporary art and sociology of today and to enable them to think of artistic creativity, development, dynamics and major qualities of art throughout the history.

Course Content

The main topics to be covered in this course are theories of basic sociology of art; The relation between modernity, capitalism and art; production of culture and art; analysis of social, political, economic patterns and institutions related to art and artist; society, artist and artwork; ideology and art; The product of art can be summarized as the relation between globalization and art.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Discussing the basic concepts of art and sociology
2.Interpret the relationship between art and life.
3.To be able to evaluate socio-cultural relations in the context of art and artist
4.Analyzes the social aspect of art.
5.To be able to interpret popular culture and art discussions with a sociological perspective
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of art and society.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Discussion of the relationship between art and society.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The emergence of the bourgeois class and its effect on art.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Art and resistance.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Definition of historical avant-garde.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Definition of historical avant-garde.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Historical Avant-garde discussions.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Dadaism and Resistance to tradition (midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Marcel Duschamp and a changing work of art: ready made
Week 10 - Theoretical
Surrealism and Marxism.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Role of art in the culture industry.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Role of art in the culture industry.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Art and new avant-garde after 1960.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Art and new avant-garde after 1960.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory131239
Term Project18311
Studio Work1102030
Individual Work1101020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026