CULTURE IDENTITY AND POLITICS

SOC314

Course Code: SOC314
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Recognize all literatures in which the concepts of culture, identity and politics are used.
Analyze domestic and foreign research on the concepts of culture, identity and politics.
Gain knowledge to understand the chronological debates on the formation, development and continuity processes of the concepts of culture, identity and politics.
To be able to conduct researches and make analyze in sociological fields including the concepts of culture, identity and politics...etc.
Redefine the concepts of culture, identity and politics in everyday life and discusses their interrelations in a clear, objective and coherent manner

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The effects of culture and politics in the formation of social identity will be discussed and the change of the concept of identity in new social transformations will be examined.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Culture identity and politics concepts
2^nd Week	Cultural identity
3^rd Week	Nationalism and nations
4^th Week	Nationalism and identities
5^th Week	Politics in culture and culture in politics
6^th Week	Fluid identities
7^th Week	Identities and everyday experiences
8^th Week	Midterm examination
9^th Week	Global politics and identity
10^th Week	Postmodernism culture and identity
11^th Week	Migration and identity
12^th Week	Network society and the transformation of identities
13^th Week	Identity and the city
14^th Week	Communication technologies and identity
15^th Week	Overview

Recommended or Required Reading

*Castells, Manuel.2006. Enformasyon Çağı. Kimliğin Gücü. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
*Tok, Nafız. 2003. Kültür, Kimlik ve Siyaset. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
*Larrain, Jorge.1995. İdeoloji ve Kültürel Kimlik.(Çev. Neşenur Domaniç).İstanbul: Sarmal Yayınevi.
*Gellner, Ernest.1994.Milliyetçiliğe Bakmak.(Çev.Simten Çoşar).Ankara: İletişim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	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

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	1	5	5
Preparation for Final exam	1	45	45
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	10	10
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1			X
K2	X
K3
K4	X		X		X
K5				X
K6
K7
K8		X			X
K9		X		X
K10
K11			X
K12