| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Recognize general theoretical knowledge about cultural studies.
- Evaluate the links between the production of culture, market, ideology.
- Realize that culture and the structures that make up culture do not only belong to states, classes and grand narratives, even the life of the ordinary person can also be meaningful as an aspect of curiosity.
- Evaluate knowledge and perspectives about the socio-cultural structure of everyday life.
- Realize that extraordinary lives, others and subcultures also have their own culture.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | It relates the concepts of culture and art from a sociological perspective and blends them with daily life practices and political issues. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introducing the general topics and content of the course |
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2nd Week |
General framework and discussions |
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3rd Week |
Saussure, Leo-Strauss, Foucault: Background of cultural studies |
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4th Week |
Frankfurt School, Gramsci, Thompson: Background of cultural studies |
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5th Week |
S.Hall: Representation |
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6th Week |
E.Said: Orientalist representation |
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7th Week |
J. Scott, A. Bayet: Culture of daily life, looking closely at ordinary people, alternative resistance strategies |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
Bourdieu: Cultural change, pop, gusto, obviousness, swagger, manners. |
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10th Week |
Humor and cultural structures |
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11th Week |
Animals, myths, cultural structures |
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12th Week |
Relatives, kinship and cultural studies |
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13th Week |
Culture of the place |
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14th Week |
General evaluation of the course |
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15th Week |
General evaluation of the course |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | *Hall, G. (2013). Yeni Kültürel Çalışmalar. İstanbul: Say Yayınları
*Storey, J. (2010). Popüler Kültür Çalışmaları. İstanbul: Babil yayınları |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
1 |
11 |
11 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
45 |
45 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
45 |
45 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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