ANT636 - POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANT636 1st Semester 3 0 3 7
PrequisitesNONE
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
 
Instructor (s)Prof Dr. Suavi Aydın 
Course objectiveThe objective of the course is how to discuss main approaches in terms of the paradigm of political science and political anthropology. 
Learning outcomes
  1. By the end of the course, the students will,
  2. Compare the political science approaches with anthropological approach,
  3. Follow the development of the field according to the classical texts and the approaches of the era,
  4. Develop an approach about the east-west problem in politics,
  5. Have an idea on the narrowing effects of politicized tribe ,
  6. Have perspective about complex eastern structures and their problems on the ethnic-religious management,
  7. Evaluate the cultural diversity of Turkey depending on literature and be able to choose a research field on this subject,
  8. Evaluate the complexity of AÅŸiret structure and it?s difference from other schematizations and follow the evolution of state.
Course ContentThe content of this course is how to deal with main discussions of general paradigm of political science and political anthropology. 
References1)Lindholm, C. 2004. İslami Ortadoğu, Çev: Balkı Şafak, Ankara: İmge
2)Fortes, M., Evans, P (ed) 1940. African political systems, London: Pub. for the International Institute of African Languages & Cultures, by the Oxford University Press.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1General introductions of the course
Week 2General paradigm of political science and political anthropology
Week 3Classical text of political anthropology and the schematization of politics
Week 4The problem of oriantalism in the texts
Week 5Weberian approaches and patrimonialism thesis
Week 6Marxist approach and eastern despotism
Week 7West- East problem in political anthropology
Week 8Discussions on these subjects and reporting
Week 9Conceptualization of tribe and the problems on analysis
Week 10Complex eastern political structures
Week 11AÅŸiret and emirate problem
Week 12Discussions on these subjects and reporting
Week 13State problem, early state and the evolution of state
Week 14Discussion and preparation of paper
Week 15
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance1410
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments170
Presentation120
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam00
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes3100
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes00
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14228
Presentation / Seminar Preparation41560
Project000
Homework assignment14040
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 000
Total Workload3360170

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Based on the anthropology master program requirements, students gain awareness of the human, cultural and population diversity.    X 
2. Students acquire the skills of evaluating social and cultural phenomena in local and global contexts.    X 
3. Students obtain knowledge about different populations, cultures and traditions around the world.     X
4. Students develop their analytical skills and the ability to express themselves in oral and written modes.    X 
5. Students become able to conduct field study.  X   
6. Students master the methods and techniques used in the reconstruction of ancient populations. X    
7. Students gain experience in the identification of scientific issues, designing and executing projects, and filing data reports.   X  
8. Students become able to combine knowledge from their field with knowledge from other disciplines in order to create new study subjects.    X 
9. Students acquire values of science ethics and abide by them.   X  
10. Students can apply subject fields such as health and disease, violence, aging, migration, education, ecology and the environment, local cultures and customs, cultural heritage to living and extinct populations. X    
11. Students are able to convey a scientific experience or study.     X
12. Students obtain knowledge on the biocultural history and the diversity of the human being.X    
13. Students gain knowledge regarding the various fields of application of anthropology.    X 

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