Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
6GİT374Iconography and Mythology3+0+034

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Visual Communication Design
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to enable students to identify key figures, symbols, and narratives found in Western and Eastern mythologies, and to analyze the iconographic representations of mythological characters in art, literature, popular culture, and digital visual narratives. The course also aims to develop students’ ability to interpret cultural codes in mythological narratives and relate them to historical iconography.
Course Content The course covers the representation of mythological figures in art history, the production of meaning through symbols, and the impact of mythological narratives on contemporary art and media. Figures such as Hades, Athena, Apollo, and the Muses from Greek mythology are discussed alongside abstract concepts like the tesseract and contemporary theories such as posthumanism, within the context of iconographic analysis. Each week, students develop critical insights through visual analyses based on a specific theme.
Course Methods and Techniques Course Delivery (Presentation), Application and Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Visual Production Archives.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof. Kusay Tatlı
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Hesiodos Theogonia
Mateas, M. (2001). Expressive AI: A Hybrid Art and Science Practice. Leonardo, 34(2), 147–153. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1577018
Manovich, Lev, (1999) Avant-garde as Software http://manovich.net/index.php/projects/avant-garde-as-software
Course Delivery (Presentation), Artificial Intelligence Visuals and Prompt Archives.
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Course Category
Social Sciences %10
Field %80

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Assignments 2 6 12
Mid-terms 1 6 6
Final examination 1 6 6
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 108

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Identifies the meanings of mythological figures in their historical and cultural contexts.
2 Interprets visual materials using iconographic analysis methods.
3 Evaluates the influence of mythological narratives on art, media, and design.
4 Develops original projects by incorporating mythological themes into visual, textual, or digital narratives.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Mythology: Basic Concepts and Iconography
2 Sembolizmi Hades: God of the Underworld and Death Symbolism
3 Athena: Iconography of the Goddess of Wisdom, War, and Strategy
4 The Muses: Inspiring Goddesses of Arts and Sciences
5 Apollo: Symbolic Representations of the God of Sun, Music, and Prophecy
6 Tesseract: Four-Dimensional Geometry and Abstract Concepts in Mythology
7 Posthumanism and Mythology: New Representations of Transhuman Entities
8 Midterm
9 The birth of Chaos and Eros
10 Hesiodos, Thegonia The union of Uranus (sky) and Gaia (Earth) AI video creation application
11 Cronus eating his children
12 Prometheus's order
13 Zeus's revenge Pandora
14 Final

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4 2 4 5 3 1 2 1 2 2 4 5
C1 4 1 4 5 3 1 2 1 2 2 4 5
C2 4 2 4 5 3 1 2 1 2 2 4 5
C3 3 5 5 1 3 4 1 1 2 4 2 1
C4 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 2 3 2 5 3

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