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| Unit | CONSERVATOIRE |
| OPERA PR. | |
| Code | KONS419 |
| Name | Aesthetics and Art Theories |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (32 Week) |
| ECTS | 2 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | GC General Culture Courses C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğretmen CUMALİ ASLANTÜRK |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the basic concepts of aesthetics and art theories and to evaluate works of art not only from technical or formal perspectives, but also within intellectual and theoretical contexts. The course aims to develop students’ critical thinking skills regarding concepts such as art, beauty, taste, representation, expression, and interpretation. It also seeks to help students relate aesthetic thought to their own artistic practices, performance processes, and interpretive approaches.
Course Content
This course examines the fundamental concepts of aesthetic thought, the nature of art, and the meaning of the artwork within a historical and theoretical framework. Concepts such as beauty, art, taste, the sublime, representation, form, content, expression, imitation, creativity, and interpretation are discussed in their philosophical and artistic contexts. The development of aesthetic thought from Antiquity to the present is evaluated through thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Croce, Benjamin, Adorno, and contemporary theorists of art. The course also explores the relationship between art and its social, cultural, and historical conditions. Through examples from various artistic disciplines, students analyze aesthetic judgment, art criticism, and the function of art.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Bozkurt, N. (2014). Sanat ve Estetik Kuramları. Sentez Yayıncılık. Tunalı, İ. (2012). Estetik. Remzi Kitabevi. Cevizci, A. (2019). Felsefeye Giriş. Say Yayınları. Aristotle. (2020). Poetics. Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Kant, I. (2020). Critique of the Power of Judgment. Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Hegel, G. W. F. (2015). Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art. Payel Yayınları. Eco, U. (2006). History of Beauty. Doğan Kitap. Shiner, L. (2018). The Invention of Art: A Cultural History. Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Notes
Benjamin, W. (2015). The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Zeplin Kitap. Adorno, T. W. (2012). Aesthetic Theory. Metis Yayınları. Nietzsche, F. (2011). The Birth of Tragedy. Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Croce, B. (1983). Aesthetic. Remzi Kitabevi. Read, H. (2018). The Meaning of Art. Hayalperest Yayınevi. Berger, J. (2019). Ways of Seeing. Metis Yayınları. Gombrich, E. H. (2015). The Story of Art. Remzi Kitabevi. Carroll, N. (1999). Philosophy of Art: A Contemporary Introduction. Routledge. Davies, S. (2015). The Philosophy of Art. Wiley Blackwell. Gaut, B., & Lopes, D. M. (Eds.). (2013). The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics. Routledge.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the concept of aesthetics within its historical, philosophical, and artistic contexts. |
| LO02 | Defines and compares key aesthetic concepts such as beauty, art, taste, creativity, representation, expression, and the sublime. |
| LO03 | Evaluates major theories of art from Antiquity to the present within their historical development. |
| LO04 | Explains the main ideas of thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Croce, Adorno, and Benjamin regarding art and aesthetics. |
| LO05 | Interprets the influence of different theories of art on music, theatre, opera, dance, and visual arts. |
| LO06 | Analyzes a work of art not only through its technical features but also within its aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural context. |
| LO07 | Critically evaluates the social, ethical, political, and cultural functions of art. |
| LO08 | Compares modern and contemporary understandings of art with traditional theories of art. |
| LO09 | Develops oral and written evaluations of artworks based on aesthetic concepts and theories. |
| LO10 | Gains the ability to interpret practices in their own artistic field in light of aesthetic theories. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the ability to review universal values with the knowledge acquired in their field of study. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains the musical and technical ability to interpret national and international works of literature on the stage through Opera singing techniques and methods. | |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Develops the ability to use the skill of acting and the skill of acting, which develops as a result of the technical knowledge gained in the field, and the ability to apply it on the stage. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains the ability to provide all kinds of national and international singing literature documents, equipments, resources and archive related to his field. | |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability to individually maintain the process of practicing on works which he is responsible for. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | As a person of art, he gains the ability to establish connections by associating knowledge and skills in accordance with professional ethical rules with other fields of art. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability to present information about the art of opera singing to different audiences of the society. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | As well as professional development, improves himself in scientific, cultural and sporting areas for personal development. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Constantly improves himself as a man of art, and follows the current activities related to his art closely. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Evaluates and performs the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field with a critical approach. | 5 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Gains the sensitivity of being an artist who is aware of the responsibilities towards his nation, himself and humanity. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | He gains the habit of having artistic and professional ethics and discipline along with his stage artist qualifications. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | As well as having a sense of social responsibility, owns communication and social skills requried by performing arts. | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Besides singing technique, controls his body successfully thanks to the abilities acquired through dance, stage and fencing disciplines. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains the ability to use voice mechanism accurately and efficiently on the stage, to ensure breath coordination and to protect voice health. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains the ability to use his natural mechanism on the stage as an instrument by improving his coordination abilities and by recognizing and analyzing his own body, emotions, and thoughts. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Has the ability of focusing on the scene, using his imagination and observation skills, the ability to have a reflex and to use the memory of the musical scene. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains the ability to create the character in different types of music on the stage, to dominate the work, to sing together, to feel the partner. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Aesthetics: Art, Beauty, and Taste | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Fundamental Questions of Aesthetics: What is Art? What is Beauty? | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Art and the Concept of Beauty in Ancient Greece | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Plato: Art, Imitation, and Ideal Beauty | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Aristotle: Mimesis, Tragedy, and Catharsis | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Medieval Aesthetics: Art, Faith, and Symbolism | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Renaissance Art: Humanism, Nature, and Artistic Representation | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Classical Conceptions of Art: Order, Measure, and Harmony | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 9 | Aesthetic Thought in the Age of Enlightenment | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Kantian Aesthetics: Judgment of Taste and the Sublime | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Hegel: Art, Spirit, and the Historical Development of Art | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Romanticism: Emotion, Creativity, and Genius in Art | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Nietzsche: Art, Tragedy, and the Apollonian-Dionysian Duality | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Representation, Expression, and Meaning in Art | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | The Relationship between the Work of Art, the Artist, and the Audience | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | General Review and Discussion before the Midterm Examination | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 17 | Midterm Examination | Individual research | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 18 | The Emergence of Modern Art and the Break from Traditional Aesthetics | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 19 | Formalism and the Concept of Form in Art | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 20 | Realism, Naturalism, and the Social Function of Art | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 21 | Marxist Aesthetics and the Ideological Dimension of Art | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 22 | The Frankfurt School: Adorno, Benjamin, and Art Criticism | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 23 | Mechanical Reproduction of Art, Mass Culture, and Popular Culture | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 24 | Introduction to Contemporary Theories of Art | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 25 | Postmodern Art: Pluralism, Parody, and Intertextuality | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 26 | Body, Performance, and Stage Aesthetics | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 27 | Aesthetics of Music: Sound, Meaning, and Expression | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 28 | Aesthetic Approaches in Opera, Theatre, and Performing Arts | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 29 | Aesthetic Experience in Dance and Body-Based Arts | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 30 | Art, Ethics, and Social Responsibility | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 31 | Current Debates in Art and General Review | Individual research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 32 | Final Examination | Final Examination | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 30 | 2 | 60 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 62 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 2,48 | ||
| ECTS | 2 ECTS | ||