| 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) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- will acquire knowledge of thought systems and world culture.
- will be able to conduct Cultural Studies practices.
- will improve their skills for inferring meaning by analysing signs.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course aims to introduce students to the theory and practice of Cultural Studies, and it focuses on the reading of signs as a means of deriving meanings out of non-textual, as well as textual material. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
General Introduction |
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2nd Week |
Definition of Cultural Studies |
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3rd Week |
Marxism effect and critical approach |
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4th Week |
Ideology and Ideological State Apparatus ? Louis Althusser |
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5th Week |
Semiotics |
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6th Week |
Encoding/ Decoding ? Stuart Hall |
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7th Week |
Anthropology of Cultural Studies |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida |
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10th Week |
Gender, Queer and LGBT Studies |
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11th Week |
Postcolonial Studies |
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12th Week |
Translation Studies |
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13th Week |
Recent Popular Culture Studies |
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14th Week |
Final Remarks |
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15th Week |
Final Exam |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Berger, Arthur Asa. Signs in Contemporary Culture: An Introduction to Semiotics. 2nd ed. Salem: Sheffield, 1998.
During, Simon, ed. The Cultural Studies Reader. 3rd Ed. London: Routledge, 2007. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Case Study
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| 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 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Work Load | 146 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.86 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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