CITY CULTURE

SOC617

Course Code: SOC617
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

have knowledge about the concepts and theories of urban culture
have analysed various urban culture studies within the framework of certain themes such as migration, globalization, art and cultural heritage.
have discussed the studies on urban culture of Ankara
have the experience of putting the knowledge they learn from the course into practice with a fieldwork they will conduct in Ankara

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course, which aims to introduce cultural studies conducted in cities in relation to urban sociology, the students will both acquire knowledge about theory and literature about the subject and conduct a fieldwork. In addition to the studies of the urban culture around the world, the course will focus on the studies about Ankara

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Essential concepts and theories of studies of urban culture
2^nd Week	Essential concepts and theories of studies of urban culture
3^rd Week	Modernization, postmodernity, globalization
4^th Week	Gender, city and space
5^th Week	Art and the city
6^th Week	Migration, and multiculturality in the cities
7^th Week	In-class discussion about the term paper subjects and outlines
8^th Week	Ecology, climate crisis, culture and the city
9^th Week	Cultural heritage and nostalgia
10^th Week	Urban culture studies on Istanbul
11^th Week	Urban culture studies on Ankara
12^th Week	Urban culture studies on Ankara
13^th Week	Student presentations
14^th Week	Student presentations
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Zukin, Sharon (1995), The Cultures of Cities, Cambridge, MA: Blackwell.
Zukin, S. (1989), Loft Living: Culture and apital in Urban Change, New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press.
Richard T. LeGates ve Frederic Stout (der.) (2011), The City Reader, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge.
Jan Lin, Christopher Mele (der.), Urban Sociology Reader (2012), London, Routledge.
Keyder, Ç. (der.) (2000), İstanbul: Küresel ile Yerel Arasında, İstanbul: Metis.
Erendil, A. T., Ulusoy, Z., & Bora, T. (2004). İronik Karşılaşmalar: Kale'nin Kentle ve Kentin Kale'yle İki Karşılaşması, Tanıl Bora (der.). Şehrin Zulası: Ankara Kalesi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 221-286.
Cantek, L. Funda Şenol (2006). Sanki Viran Ankara. İstanbul: İletişim.
Onur, P. (2018), Re-Creating Nostalgia: Urban Culture in the Citadel, Hamamönü and Hamamarkası Neighbourhoods of Ankara, Ankara Araştırmaları Dergisi/ Journal of Ankara Studies, 6(2), 145-166.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	15	210
Preparation for Final exam	1	16	16
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	20	20
Homework	2	10	20
Total Work Load			320
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.66
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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