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İTA425

VIRTUAL CULTURE

Course Code
İTA425
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. They have information about the economic, political and social transformation that took place since the second half of the twentieth century.
  2. They have a historical critical perspective on the concept of culture.
  3. They gain the capacity to analyze the relationship between virtual culture and power.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, we will focus on the problem of defining the virtual and the concept of culture, general discussions on culture, new concepts put forward due to the transformation of capitalism, the place of technology in virtual cultures, institutional transformations, fascisms of virtual culture.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Explanation of the scope, goals and objectives of the course.
2nd Week Introduction to the concept of Virtual Culture. Definition problem of virtual. What's new?
3rd Week Cultural discussions. Cultural industry. Globalizationand culture. The culture of the new capitalism.
4th Week Transformations.The place of virtual culture in discussions on Control societies
5th Week The place of virtual culture in discussions on transformations.
6th Week Digital labor and cognitive capitalism
7th Week Innovation economics. Creative destruction. The problem of creative destruction of culture
8th Week Societies of Control
9th Week Cybertext
10th Week New-media. Hate speech. Fascism in virtual culture
11th Week New-media. Possibilities for standing against hate speech.
12th Week Power in virtual culture
13th Week Possible pathways of virtual culture
14th Week Review
15th Week
Recommended or Required ReadingToffler, A. (2018). Üçüncü Dalga: Bir Fütürist Ekonomi Analizi Klasiği. (Çev.) Selim Yeniçeri. Koridor Yayıncılık.


Van Dijk, J. (2018) Ağ Toplumu. (Çev.) Özlem Sakin. Kafka Kitap.


Castells, M. (2013) Ağ Toplumunun Yükselişi. (Çev.) Ebru Kılıç. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.


Binark, M. (2007). Yeni Medya Çalışmaları. Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.


Binark, M. ve Bayraktutan, G. (2013). Ayın Karanlık Yüzü: Yeni Medya ve Etik. İstanbul: Kalkedon Yayınları.


Varnalı, K. (2013). Dijital Kabilelerin İzinde: Sosyal Medyada Netnografik Araştırmalar. İstanbul: MediaCat Yayınları.


Binark, M. (2014). Yeni Medya Çalışmalarında Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.


Current additional resources, case studies and readings to be recommended during the lesson.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Practice
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Attendance 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 2 2 4
Individual or group work 12 4 48
Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 18 18
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.5 1.5
Homework 2 6 12
Total Work Load150.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.01
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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