MATERIAL CULTURE

MUS516

Course Code: MUS516
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)

Professor Umut Şumnu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

The social relationships of the public with the materials will be examined including the discussion of the connections of the tangible culture with social-cultural behavior types, besides the observation and the interpretation of the objects through the point of view of humans will be concentrated.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The social relationships of the public with the materials will be examined including the discussion of the connections of the tangible culture with social-cultural behavior types, besides the observation and the interpretation of the objects through the point of view of humans will be concentrated.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	What is Material Culture
3^rd Week	What is an Object an how to look at an object
4^th Week	Semiotics
5^th Week	Semiotics
6^th Week	Semiotics
7^th Week	mid-term
8^th Week	Cultural Anthropology
9^th Week	Cultural Anthropology
10^th Week	Cultural Studies
11^th Week	Cultural Studies
12^th Week	Presentation
13^th Week	Presentation
14^th Week	Presentation

Recommended or Required Reading

Jean Baudrillard ,Nesneler Sistemi,İstanbul, 2011
Bartes Roland, Göstergebilimsel Serüven,İstanbul,2012
Günay Doğan ,Parsa Alev,(ed.)Görsel Göstergebilim: İmgenin Anlamlandırılması , İstanbul,2013

Mehmet Rifat Göstergebilimin ABC'Sİ,Say Yayınları2009
Tilley Chris,Handbook of Material Culture,Londoon ,2006
Fara Patricia, Bilim, Dört Bin Yıllık Bir Tarih,İstanbul,2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Project	1	20
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1	X
K2
K3	X
K4	X
K5
K6
K7	X
K8	X
K9