AH547 THEORIES OF HISTORY II

Course Code:8010547
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:History of Architecture
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYŞEM BERRİN ÇAKMAKLI
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

TThe main objective of the course is to familiarize students with the literature on vision, visuality and architectural history. Students are expected to develop analytical skills to interpret architecture from a visuality perspective.


Course Content

The last couple of decades witnessed a proliferation of methodologies for the analysis of visual and spatial phenomena. The Common point of these new strategies-coming from fields as diverse as psychoanalysis, philosophy and feminism among others – is concentration on singular cases and denigration of any systematic approach aiming to develop general explicative frameworks. In this seminar we will try to develop ways of analyzing visual and spatial practices through close-readings of different texts including canonical works of art and architectural history and recent products of interdisciplinary approaches.


Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students are expected to acquire:

*Familiarity with seminal and current scholarship on vision, visuality and architectural history.

*A layered understanding of the entanglement of architecture with vision and image. 

* Knowledge and skills to critically interpret architecture from a visuality perspective.


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1acquire basic and up-to-date information in the field of architectural history, both in local and global levels (knowledge)
2have profound knowledge of research methods and literature in the field (knowledge)
3conduct independent research and study (skills)
4collect and use information from diverse and reliable sources and archival research (skills )
5relate architectural history to other fields and benefit from the knowledge obtained from them (skills )
6transmit architectural history knowledge textually and verbally by various communication and presentation tools in an effective way (in Turkish and English) (skills)
7create architectural history products such as publications, exhibitions, restitution reports, and others in using knowledge acquired in the field and its subjects (in Turkish and English) (skills)
8use the knowledge and experience gained to contribute to the discipline of architectural history and cultural environments (attitudes)
9observe up-to-date knowledge and research in the field and be open to lifelong learning (attitudes)
10be open to imparting knowledge in different milieus (attitudes)
11work within the framework of disciplinary procedures and code of ethics (attitudes)

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution