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Master's of Radio, Television and Cinema without Thesis

RTS543

MEDIA SOCIOLOGY

Course Code
RTS543
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. By the end of this course, students will be able to: Analyze the relationships between media and society within the framework of fundamental sociological concepts and theories.
  2. Evaluate the role of media in processes of power, inequality, identity, representation, and cultural production within their social, cultural, economic, and political contexts.
  3. Critically evaluate the impact of contemporary transformations such as digitalization, platformization, algorithms, digital labor, and artificial intelligence on media and society.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Componentsnone.
Course DescriptionThis course examines the relationship between media and society through sociological theories and concepts, focusing on the role of media in the formation and transformation of social, cultural, economic, and political structures, as well as phenomena and issues related to power, inequality, identity, representation, ideology, culture, the public sphere, digitalization, platformization, and algorithmic transformation.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week The Rise of Media in the Construction of Modern Society
2nd Week Global Media Systems, Power, and Cultural Circulation
3rd Week The Transformation of Mediated Publicness, the Public Sphere, Counter-Publics, and Democracy
4th Week From the Surveillance Society to the Data Society, the Transformation of Privacy
5th Week The Mediatization of the Self and Everyday Life, Identity, Representation, and Consumption
6th Week The Production of Social Positions, Bourdieu, Cultural Capital, and the Media Field
7th Week The Production of Reality and Meaning, Ideology, Hegemony, and Media
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Mobility, Borders, and Otherness, Mediated Representations of Migration
10th Week The Sociology of Seeing, Images, the Body, and Visual Culture
11th Week The Networked Society and the Restructuring of Media
12th Week The Platformized Society, Algorithms, Data, and Digital Labour
13th Week Counter-Hegemonic Practices in the Media Field, Alternative Media, Citizen Journalism, and Critical Media Literacy
14th Week The Trajectory of Media Studies in Türkiye and New Questions in Media Sociology
Recommended or Required ReadingBaudrillard, J. (2011). Simülakrlar ve simülasyon (O. Adanır, Çev.; 6. bs.). Doğu Batı Yayınları.
Bourdieu, P. (2006). Pratik nedenler (H. U. Tanrıöver, Çev.; 2. bs.). Hil Yayınları.
Bourdieu, P. (2019). Televizyon üzerine (B. Yılmaz, Çev.; 3. bs.). İletişim Yayınları.
Bucher, T. (2018). If...then: Algorithmic power and politics. Oxford University Press.
Debord, G. (2006). Gösteri toplumu (A. Ekmekçigil & O. Taşkent, Çev.; 2. bs.). Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Field, J. (2006). Sosyal sermaye (B. Bilgen & B. Şen, Çev.). İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Fuchs, C. (2015). Dijital emek ve Karl Marx (T. E. Kalaycı & S. Oğuz, Çev.). NotaBene Yayınları.
Fuchs, C. (2016). Sosyal medya: Eleştirel bir giriş (D. Saraçoğlu & İ. Kalaycı, Çev.). NotaBene Yayınları.
Fuchs, C. (2024). Media, economy and society: A critical introduction. Routledge.
Gillespie, T. (2018). Custodians of the internet: Platforms, content moderation, and the hidden decisions that shape social media. Yale University Press.
Hall, S. (2013). Representation: Cultural representations and signifying practices (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications.
Hall, S. (2002). İdeoloji ve iletişim kuramı. In S. İrvan (Ed.), Medya kültür siyaset. Alp Yayınevi.
Lefebvre, H. (1998). Modern dünyada gündelik hayat (I. Gürbüz, Çev.). Metis Yayınları.
Maigret, E. (2021). Medya ve iletişim sosyolojisi (H. Yücel, Çev.; 2. bs.). İletişim Yayınları.
Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. New York University Press.
Schiller, H. I. (1993). Zihin yönlendirenler (C. Cerit, Çev.). Pınar Yayınları.
Srnicek, N. (2019). Platform kapitalizmi (M. A. Acar, Çev.). Epos Yayınları.
Thompson, J. B. (1995). The media and modernity: A social theory of the media. Stanford University Press.
van Dijck, J., Poell, T., & de Waal, M. (2018). The platform society: Public values in a connective world. Oxford University Press.
Zuboff, S. (2021). Gözetim kapitalizmi çağı: İnsan geleceğinin yeni güç odağındaki mücadele (A. Yılmaz, Çev.). Panorama Kitap.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Attendance 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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