FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

NMC 472 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Theories of Imagination and Aesthetics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 472
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 -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to develop the ability to interpret the role of images in cognition through an investigation of the theories of imagination and aesthetics. Students will acquire interpretive skills required in the production and understanding of images in different aspects of human experience.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Define the different theories and concepts of imagination.
  • Discuss the role of imagination in the production of knowledge and judgments of value.
  • Evaluate image production in different media in terms of different theories of aesthetics.
  • Interpret the images used in different cultural objects.
  • Define the relationships between imagination and emotion, reason and behavior.
Course Description The use of imagination and aesthetic judgment has traditionally been regarded as an inferior mode of thought than cognitive judgments, perception and moral reasoning. However, investigation into the conditions\nof knowledge as well as morality suggests that productive imagination permeates our ability to use concepts as well as make value judgments. This course will examine various theories of imagination and aesthetics in order to explore the ways in which image-making is an indispensable condition of our sense-making practices.

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction What is an image?
2 Kant’s Theory of Imagination Samantha Matheme, pp. 55-69
3 Husserl Julia Jansen, pp. 69-82
4 Sartre Robert Hopkins, pp. 82-95
5 Imagination, dreaming, and hallucination Jonathan Jenkins Idikava, pp. 149-163
6 Midterm 1
7 Imagination and Perception Bence Nanay, pp. 124-135
8 Imagination and memory Dorothea Debus, pp. 135-149
9 Simulation Theory Shannon Spalding, pp. 262-274
10 In-class writing assignment
11 Imagination and the self. Dilip Ninan pp. 274-286
12 İmagination and fiction Kathleen Stock, pp. 204-217
13 Fiction and Emotion Stacie Friend, pp. 217-231
14 Film screening
15 Midterm exam 2
16 Overview

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Imagination, ed. Amy Kind, Routledge (2016) ISBN: 978-0-415-73948-1

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
30
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
25
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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
2
28
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
17
17
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
12
12
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
15
15
Final Exam
0
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
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.

X
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.

4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

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.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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