SOS618 - MEDIA, GENDER and POLITICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIA, GENDER and POLITICS | SOS618 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 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) | Prof. Dr. Aylin Görgün Baran | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to ?Understand the basic arguments and perspectives of different theories and concepts related to feminism and gender, ?Analyse, discuss and interpret similarities and differences between theories, ?Find ways of analysing gender in media presentations, ?Study media content with content analysis | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Female/male images in media representations are discussed and through these images paradigms related to hegemony recreated by the patriarchal culture is studied within the context of cultural studies focused on media and within the framework of gender discrimination and feminist concepts and theories, through reading popular narratives such as women?s magazines, soap operas, internet texts, photographs, commercials and novels. | |||||
| References | NORRIS, Pippa (1997), Women, Media and Politics, Oxford University Press, New York/Oxford. RIANO Pilar (1994), Women in Grassroots Communication, Furthering Social Change, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi. URGER, R., M., Crawford (1992), Women and Gender, A Feminist Psychology Temple University Pres, Philadelphia. WALSH, Mary Roth (1997), Women, Men and Gender, Ongoing Debates, Yale Uni., Pres, New Haven/London. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | General introduction to media, gender and politics |
| Week 2 | Construction of femininity and masculinity in feminist theories |
| Week 3 | Content analysis of the media: Gender analysis (lecture) |
| Week 4 | Content analysis of the media: Gender analysis (study) |
| Week 5 | Ideology and discourse on media (Marx, Gramsci, Althusser) |
| Week 6 | Ideology and discourse on media (Frankfurt School) |
| Week 7 | School of Cultural Studies (Stuart Hall) |
| Week 8 | Bourdieu?s Masculine Dominance Theory |
| Week 9 | Foucault?s surveillance society and history of sexuality |
| Week 10 | Gender studies in Turkey |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Students? presentations of gender analysis studies |
| Week 13 | Students? presentations of gender analysis studies |
| Week 14 | Students? presentations of gender analysis studies |
| Week 15 | 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 | 1 | 25 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| 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) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 77 | 168 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have a good command of the basic concepts related to sociology, the relationships between concepts, basic theories and the ways and methods of constructing theories. | X | ||||
| 2. HHas knowledge of basic methodological approaches, methods and research techniques related to social sciences and their application and evaluation. | X | ||||
| 3. Designs a social research, implements it, reports it and compiles it into works in accordance with academic rules. | X | ||||
| 4. Understands, interprets and evaluates the functioning of relationships between individuals, groups and societies. | X | ||||
| 5. Processes and analyzes the data collected in her/his research area. | X | ||||
| 6. Uses her knowledge of the field with a sense of social responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7. Narrates her knowledge of the field in an effectively and systematic way both in oral and written. | X | ||||
| 8. Thinks, interprets, analyzes and criticizes in a multi-disciplinary manner. | X | ||||
| 9. . Follows the current knowledge and approaches produced in social sciences and evaluates them from a critical and sceptical perspective. | X | ||||
| 10. Participates in teamwork and shares her knowledge with others in detecting and solving problems in her area of study. | X | ||||
| 11. . Formulates alternative solutions for social problems. | X | ||||
| 12. Knows and follows social, cultural, scientific and professional ethical codes. | X | ||||
| 13. Gains awareness of cultural differences and respects these differences in daily life. | |||||
| 14. Uses her knowledge of the field in her professional and daily life. | X | ||||
| 15. Could carry her education a step forward. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest