NMC 464 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of New Media and Communication

Course Name

Contemporary Debates and Practise in Photography

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
NMC 464	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. NEZAKET TEKİN
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This module aims for students to gain both theoretical and practical experiences on different uses of photography by creating awareness about the contemporary approaches to it.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Read today’s photography with the knowledge of historical development of the photography; Relate the photography with fields, such as, media, art, architecture, fashion and advertising; Analyse the relationships and effects of political and cultural developments with the photography; Have the skills to practise what they have learned; Identify the important figures and artists in photography history Analyse the effects of photography on mass media and communication.
Course Description	This unit introduces various genres and fields of use of photography in which the themes and genres of practice units will be based on.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction, observation and explanation
2	History of 19th Century Photography	History by David Bate and screening of The Genius of Photography - I (59 mins)
3	“What photographs look like, and of why they look that way?”	The Photographer’s Eye by John Szarkowski
4	Visual codes and image analysis	The Camera Mind and Eye by Minor White
5	Copy: Original and Reproduction Face: Pose and Mask	Screening of La Jetée by Chris Marker (28 mins)
6	Color: Surface and Depth Street: Disharmony and Harmony	Screening of War Photographer by Christian Frei (97 mins)
7	Landscapes: Nature, Ecology, Culture, and Power	Photojournalism and Tabloid Press by Karin E. Becker
8	Midterm
9	History: Witnessing Brutality Documentary: Engagement and Exploitation	Global Photography by David Bate and Mass Media and Mass Markets by Mary Warner Marien
10	Body: Ideal and Real Self: Introspection and Outward Expression	What’s in a Face? Blankness and Significance in Contemporary Art Photography by Julian Stallabrass
11	Memory Places	Andreas Gursky: Photographer of the Generic City by Steven Jacobs
12	Fictions: Signs, Fantasy, and Pictorial Form	Screening of William Eggleston in the Real World by Michael Almereyda (84 mins)
13	The Photography of Tomorrow: AI	Sample proposals will be given for next week.
14	Alternative Photography	Project proposals must be submitted this week.
15	Review of the semester
16	Finals Week

Course Notes/Textbooks

Campany, D. (2012). Photography and cinema. London:
Reaktion. ISBN-10: 9780714863924.; BATE, D. (2019).
PHOTOGRAPHY: The key concepts. Place of publication not
identified: BLOOMSBURY VISUAL ARTS.ISBN-10:
1350107956.; Wells, L. (2019). The photography reader: History
and theory. London ; New York: Routledge.ISBN-10:
0415749182.; Marien, M. W. (2020). PHOTOGRAPHY: A cultural
history. S.l.: LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING.ISBN-10:
1780673329.; Traub, C., Heller, S., Bell, A. B. (2006). The
Education of a photographer. New York: Allworth Press.ISBN-10:
158115450X.; Berger, J., Mohr, J. (2001). Another way of telling:
A possible theory of photography. London: Bloomsbury.ISBN-10:
1408864452.; Barthes, R.,; Howard, R. (2020). Camera lucida:
Reflections on photography. London: Vintage Classics.ISBN-10:
1784876011.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project	4	80
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	5	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	4	7	28
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	118

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.	-	-	-	-	-
3	To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.	-	X	-	-	-
4	To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.	-	-	X	-	-
5	To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.	-	X	-	-	-
6	To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.	-	-	X	-	-
9	To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-