KAY742 - CULTURAL STUDIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTURAL STUDIES | KAY742 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hilal Onur Ä°nce | |||||
| Course objective | This course provides a general introduction to cultural studies, emphasizing the history, theoretical foundations, and disciplinary boundaries of British, North-American, German, French and Non-Western traditions. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The course aims to find out the extensive analysis opportunity of cultural studies with the use of media as well as theoretical studies. | |||||
| References | Morley, D., & Kuan-Hsing, C. (Eds.). (1996). Stuart Hall: Critical dialogues in cultural studies. New York: Routledge. Bennett, B. (1995). An essay on culture: Symbolic structure and social structure. Berkeley, CA: U of California P. Additional readings, to be distributed via Blackboard (https://blackboard.usc.edu/) | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Introduction to Cultural Studies |
| Week 3 | Cultural Studies and Its Theoretical Legacies |
| Week 4 | A Theory of Structure: Duality, Agency, and Transformation |
| Week 5 | The Concept of Habitus: Bourdieu |
| Week 6 | Midterm I |
| Week 7 | German Ideology, Critique of Culture Industry |
| Week 8 | Hegemony, Intellectuals and the State |
| Week 9 | The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: Benjamin |
| Week 10 | "Encoding/Decoding": Hall |
| Week 11 | Midterm II |
| Week 12 | Television Audience Research: A Critical Reading of History |
| Week 13 | What Is Reproductive Politics? |
| Week 14 | The Rhetoric of Values |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 19 | 228 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 42 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
| 2. To develop skills for planning and conducting research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. To be innovative with original thinking in the field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. | X | ||||
| 4. To follow the recent developments and scholarship in the field of specialization. To have the awareness about lifelong learning and questioning. To develop new ways of thinking and new methods. | X | ||||
| 5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. Masters a foreign language and effectively uses information technologies. To contribute to related literature by producing articles and books and making presentations in national and international platforms. | X | ||||
| 6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
| 7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the national and international levels. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest