FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Department of Economics
GEHU 302 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Popular Culture
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEHU 302
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course to engage students in critically thinking about popular culture and its roles in society. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course intends to analyze and discuss popular culture and its role in the world. We will scrutinize its major theories and contemporary discussions around it, and relate them with various recent works. We will also elaborate popular culture of Turkey and situate it within wider theoretical debates. The course consists of lectures, screenings and discussions revolving around critical analysis of and engagement with contemporary examples of film, television, adverts and new media. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Course Introduction: Why should we study popular culture? | |
2 | What is popular culture? Why is the distinction between “popular” and “high” culture problematic? | J. Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, London and New York: Routledge, 2018. Bölüm 1, S. 1-17. |
3 | Culture and Civilization Tradition | Storey, Chapter 2, p. 17-35 |
4 | Culturalism: Hoggart, Williams, Thompson, Hall and Whannel. Case study: The use of opera and classical music in advertisements | J. Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, London and New York: Routledge, 2018. Chapter 3, P. 38-60. |
5 | Marxisms: Frankfurt School, Althusser, Gramsci, post-Marxism and cultural studies Screening: Popular music videos | J. Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, London and New York: Routledge, 2018. Chapter 4, P.61-94. |
6 | Structuralism and Post-Structuralism Screening: Dances with Wolves (1990) | J. Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, London and New York: Routledge, 2018. Chapter 6, P. 116-139. |
7 | Midterm exam I | |
8 | Gender and Sexuality Case study: Bitch Magazine: A Feminist Response to Popular Culture | J. Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, London and New York: Routledge, 2018. Chapter 8, P. 152-186. |
9 | Postmodernism: Postmodern Theories of Popular Culture; Art and Popular Culture | J. Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, London and New York: Routledge, 2018. Bölüm 9, S.204-236. |
10 | Documentary/Film Screening | |
11 | In-Class Writing Assignment | |
12 | Psychoanalysis and Popular Culture | Storey, Chapter 5, p. 91-111 |
13 | Popular Culture and Politics | Storey, Chapter 10, p. 213-237 |
14 | Review of the term | |
15 | Second Midterm II | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks |
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Suggested Readings/Materials | The course uses the sources that are listed above. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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10
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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30
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
2
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60
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Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
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48
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Field Work |
0
|
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
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Portfolio |
0
|
||
Homework / Assignments |
1
|
24
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24
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Presentation / Jury |
0
|
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Project |
0
|
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
|
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Midterms |
2
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30
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60
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Final Exam |
0
|
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Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to acquire a sound knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, principles and methods of investigation specific to the economic field. |
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2 | To be able to apply adequate mathematical, econometric, statistical and data analysis models to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies. |
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3 | To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently. |
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4 | To be able to have adequate social responsibility with regards to the needs of the society and to organize the activities to influence social dynamics in line with social goals. |
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5 | To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal education and produce a synthesis of knowledge one requires. |
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6 | To be able to evaluate his/her advance level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically. |
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7 | To be able to acquire necessary skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output. |
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8 | To be able to link accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and be able to convey it to different strata of society. |
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9 | To be able to take the responsibility as an individual and as a team member. |
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10 | To be able to attain social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of economics. |
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