At the end of this course, the students; 1) Become familiar with the concepts of culture, identity and design as well as the relationships between these concepts, 2) Recognize the climate of thought and emotion that reveals the designs, 3) Consciously reflect their cultural frame of reference and identity into their designs.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
The aim of the course is; to consider cinema as a "way of seeing" and to reveal the cultural codes behind cinematic narratives. In this context, the concept of representation in cinema will be discussed and the reflections of the screen will be sought in the individual and collective memory. During this quest, it will be learned how visual design elements such as light, color, form and space should be handled in terms of the construction of narrative and meaning.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Meeting; Sharing of course content and general introduction. Discussion about the concepts of culture, identity and design.
2nd Week
Framing design culture with history: the changing content of design and culture from past to present.
3rd Week
Industrial revolution, capitalism and identity. Reflection of the founding elements of identity and culture to art in the new world.
4th Week
Art environments transformed by World Wars. Society, technology and design in the 20th century.
5th Week
Turkish modernization and Early Republican Period identity structure, design concept.
6th Week
A close look at the design cults.
7th Week
Nationalization and design. Exemplary structures and artifact reviews.
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Nationalization and design. Everyday life investigations: houses, kitchens, clothes, meals?
10th Week
Nationalization and design. A look at Ankara's lost cultures: Traces of Greeks, Armenians and Jews.
11th Week
Jewish Quarter Tour
12th Week
Museum trip
13th Week
Discussion and general review on cultural identity and design in the 21st century.
- Tasarım Felsefesi, İsmail Tunalı, Fol Kitap. - Kültür ve Toplum, Steven Seidman , Jeffery C. Alexander, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. - Kültür, Sanat, Yönetim. Marcus Graf. Ketebe Yayınları.