Visual Sociology

Course Objectives: The course aims to raise awareness of students on how to understand society and urban space by using several different visual methods. To practice observational skills and different ways of seeing will help them to question and analyze society, thus develop their sociological imagination. With the projects students prepare, the course aims to introduce and practice a range of visual methodologies and frameworks of analytical inquiry. 

Course Content: Visual Sociology course aims to develop necessary skills to understand and use visual media for sociological research. Visual Sociology course offers various means to visualize, interpret and represent dynamics of society and social problems. By capturing images students are expected to analyze social structures and relations and dynamics of urban space. The program focuses on sociocultural, political and ethical relations people build and uses visuals as a key component to understand those relations. Students are required to take photos, short documentaries and prepare individual presentations and Visual Sociology Projects as a group, where they combine written and visual work on the topics assigned or chosen.