METHOD, THEORY AND SPATIALITY IN ORAL HISTORY

IAED563

Course Code: IAED563
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

At the end of the course, the students discuss producing/revealing the source, with the research question, and its target and scope with the methodology of oral history
Examines the sub-mechanisms of the research method with space; mixed structure is discussed
The research question supported by theoretical knowledge is handled with the oral history method.
Determine the data that will document its structural, contextual and physical existence and space with its historical components.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course will focus on oral history theory and methodology. It will invite students to explore alternative research strategies offered by the method, introduce the materials presented by the documents and/or continue discussions on the theoretical approach that focuses on their production. Thus, women's studies, childhood, trauma and event-based memory spaces are explored with these sub-study agendas.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Irrecoverable Inhabitants\| Discussion. Walter Benjamin
3^rd Week	Istor and Community \| Discussion. Paul Thompson
4^th Week	Oral History: How and Why It Was Born; The Uses Of Oral History \| Discussion. Alan Nevins Lance
5^th Week	What Makes Oral History Different \| Discussion. Alessandro Portelli
6^th Week	Problems Of Method In Oral History \| Discussion. Paul Thompson
7^th Week	Research Agenda Draft Presentation
8^th Week	Collective Memory and Individual Memory \|Discussion. Maurice Halbwachs
9^th Week	Collective Memory and Historical Memory\| Discussion. Maurice Halbwachs
10^th Week	Discourses, Ephemeral Sources, and Other Traces\| J.M. Richards
11^th Week	Research Agenda Draft Presentation
12^th Week	Sampling Methods (Probability / Improbability)
13^th Week	Turning into a Story-Interpretation-Spatial Analysis\| John Creswell
14^th Week	Research Agenda Final Presentation

Recommended or Required Reading

Rice, C. (2007). The emergence of the interior: Architecture, modernity, domesticity. London: Routledge.
Thompson, P. R., & Bornat, J. (2017). The voice of the past: Oral history.
Dunaway, D. K. (1998). Oral history: An interdisciplinary anthology. Walnut Creek: Altamira Press.
In Perks, R., & In Thomson, A. (2016). The oral history reader.
Thompson, P. R., & Bornat, J. (2017). The voice of the past: Oral history. Çev. Barış, B.,
Halbwach, M. (2017), Le Memoire Collective, Heretik Yayıncılık, İst
In Gosseye, J., In Stead, N., & In Van, . P. D. (2019). Speaking of Buildings: Oral History in Architectural Research. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Eleştirel Okuma
Lecture
Discussion
Dönem Ödevi
Questions/Answers
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Other	1	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	10	140
Preparation for Final exam	7	7	49
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	7	49
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	5	5
Homework
Total Work Load			290
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.66
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4
K5	X	X	X	X
K6	X	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10