Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Visual Culture
Course Code: RES508
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To develop effective communication language by using visual culture knowledge in the field of visual arts education. Visual Culture Concept, City, Subject, Representation, Representation, Spectacle, Image, Image, Image, Image, Advertising, Dream, Gaze, Screen, Screen, Audience. Visual Culture Applications: Interpretation, Reading, Analysis, Synthesis.

Course Content

Examination and interpretation of national and international examples of visual culture concepts and accepted examples. Within the scope of visual culture studies, popular culture, racial belonging, representation, social media, advertising, graffiti, fashion and so on.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Combining knowledge in the field of Visual Arts with different disciplines
2.Understanding, questioning, analyzing and interpreting the basic concepts of visual culture and bringing new approaches to these concepts in social, scientific, artistic, cultural and educational contexts
3.To be able to lead the process of becoming an information society by introducing technological, social and cultural advances in academic and professional contexts
4.Integrate current technologies into the curriculum through visual culture studies
5.To be able to analyze problems requiring specialization in the field of visual culture by using scientific research methods
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Shiner, Larry. Sanatın İcadı Bir Kültür Tarihi.İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2022.
2.Fineberg, Jonathan. 1940’tan Günümüze Sanat Varlık Stratejileri. İzmir: Karakalem KitabeviYayınları, 2014.
3.Yılmaz, Mehmet. Sanatçıları Okumak ya da Hayali Söyleşiler. Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi, 2001.
4.Clark, Toby "Sanat ve propaganda Kitle Kültürü Çağında Politik İmge"
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to visual culture
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to visual culture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Examples of visual culture studies
Week 4 - Theoretical
Examples of visual culture studies
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, pictures, posters and similar documents related to visual culture
Week 6 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, pictures, posters and similar documents related to visual culture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, pictures, posters and similar documents related to visual culture
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, pictures, posters and similar documents related to visual culture (mid term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, paintings, posters and similar documents on visual culture from Turkey
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, paintings, posters and similar documents on visual culture from Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, paintings, posters and similar documents on visual culture from Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, paintings, posters and similar documents on visual culture from Turkey
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, pictures, posters and similar documents related to visual culture
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sharing and analyzing presentations, documentaries, photographs, films, pictures, posters and similar documents related to visual culture (final exam)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Rate1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory98399
Reading2228
Midterm Examination1336
Final Examination1336
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)119
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026