At the end of this course, the students; 1) Recognizes the concept of "other" and knows its importance in identity construction, 2) Can distinguish and interpret the function of the "other" in the relationship between identity and visual culture, 3) Develops awareness of not using discriminatory, exclusionary or offensive language in their own visual designs, 4) Can visualize elements such as class, language, belief, ideology, cultural capital etc. within the framework of identity and culture with correct codes and references.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
The aim of the course is; is to reveal the role of the other in identity construction in the context of visual culture. ?Who do we call the other?? In this course, we will seek the answer of the question in the context of its relationship with visual culture at different reference points; We will discuss the schemas that establish our stereotypes. And in this discussion, we will see from which elements we build our own identity. Our ultimate goal is to raise awareness about identities and their relation to visuality.
In this context, students are expected to make a presentation on a topic they are interested in and turn the presentation into an article.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Meeting and General Information About the Course
2nd Week
What is Identity and What Is Not? The Relationship between Identity and Culture. The Role of Visuality in Acquiring Identity and General Discussion on Othering.
3rd Week
The Dilemma of ?Ego? and ?Other? / Visual Construction of Identity
4th Week
The Relationship between Material Culture and Visual Culture: The Changing "Other" of Time / Collective Memory in the Context of Race, Class, Gender and the Unchanging "Other" of Time
5th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Gender
6th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Class
7th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Race
8th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Nation
9th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Politics
10th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Belief
11th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Age
12th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Art
13th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Traditional Media
14th Week
?Other? Reviews in the Context of Digital Media
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Mandatory Reading List:
- Tarihte Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. - Cinsiyet -Irk -Sınıf, Selma James, BGST Yayınları. - Uluslar Miti ve Avrupa Kimliği, P.J. Geary, Yazılama Yayınları. - Türkiye, İslam ve Sekülarizm, Şerif Mardin, İletişim Yayınları. - İzmir Yahudi Cemaati Kadın Kimliği, Hale Okçay, Phoenix Yayınları. - Türk Modernleşmesinin Cinsiyeti, Serpil Sancar, İletişim Yayınları. - İzmir Duvarı, İrfan Özet, İletişim Yayınları. - Siz Romanlar Siz Gacolar, Derya Koptekin, İletişim Yayınları.
