At the end of this course, the students; 1) Be able to discuss key concepts and developments in Anatolian architecture from the Seljuks to the Ottomans through a critical and analytical framework. 2) Be able to critically review the scholarship on the selected topics of the semester. 3) To evaluate different approaches to selected issues of the semestre on Anatolian Turkish architecture. 4) Have knowledge on architectural historiography on Turkey and in Turkey. 5) Develop skills on thinking, reading, and writing on architecture.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
-
COURSE DEFINITION
This course questions key concepts and developments in Anatolian architecture from the Seljuks to the Ottomans through a critical and analytical framework. Instead of a thorough knowledge accumulation on the built environment, architectural milieu and production in Seljuk and Ottoman Anatolia, the aim of the course is to examine the studies relevant to the selected concepts, reviewing the scholarship related to the subject and within this context to discuss and evaluate different approaches to similar problems and issues.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the Course
2nd Week
Discussion on the Terminology
3rd Week
Seljuk Architecture I
4th Week
Seljuk Architecture II
5th Week
Beyliks Architecture I
6th Week
Ottoman Architecture I
7th Week
Mid Term
8th Week
Ottoman Architecture II
9th Week
Ottoman Architecture III
10th Week
Ottoman Architecture IV
11th Week
Ottoman Architecture V
12th Week
The Issue of Turkish Architectural History
13th Week
Student Presentations
14th Week
Wrap-up
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Arnold D., Altan Ergut E., Turan Özkaya B., (2006) Rethinking Architectural Historiography, London and New York: Routledge Bozdoğan S., Necipoğlu G. (der.) (2007), History and Ideology: Architectural Heritage of the ?Lands of Rum?, Muqarnas An Annual of the Visual Culture of the Islamic World, 24, Leiden and Boston: Brill. Düzenli H. İ. (der.) (2009), Türk Mimarlık Tarihi, Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi, 13.
Fernie E. (1995), Art History and its Methods: A Critical Anthology, Hong Kong: Phaidon. Kuban D. (1995), Türk-İslam Sanatı Üzerine Denemeler, İstanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları. (Based on the selected topics of the semester additional required readings will be announced)
