Information Package / Course Catalogue
Popular Culture and Media
Course Code: MV274
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

This course is to understand that communication is a process of sovereignty to construct the culture and aims to apprehend that give meaning to life events.

Course Content

The media sector economy, to understand what the political and cultural code. Is to analyze the structural features of popular culture. Hegemonic cultural products of social, political and economic structures to understand that how to set up, learn critical approach to popular culture

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Yıldırım TOPRAK
Learning Outcomes
1.Economic sector of the media, to understand what the political and cultural codes
2.To analyze the structural features of popular culture
3.Hegemonic social cultural products, to understand how to establish political and economic structures
4.Popular culture to learn critical approach to
5.To examine the media representations of gender, class and ethnic identity concepts in terms of popular culture
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Medya ve Popüler Kültür (2013) Ekmel Geçer
2.Medya Popüler Kültür ve İdeoloji (2008) Levent Yaylagül Nilüfer Korkmaz
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Look for Culture and Human Life
Week 1 - Preparation Work
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Week 2 - Theoretical
Folk (Folk) / Mass / High Culture
Week 2 - Preparation Work
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Week 3 - Theoretical
Mass Culture
Week 3 - Preparation Work
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Week 4 - Theoretical
Popular meaning and Popular Culture
Week 4 - Preparation Work
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Week 5 - Theoretical
The historical development of Popular Culture
Week 5 - Preparation Work
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Week 6 - Theoretical
Popular culture in Turkey
Week 6 - Preparation Work
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Week 7 - Theoretical
The concept of Free Time
Week 7 - Preparation Work
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Week 8 - Theoretical
Culture Industry
Week 8 - Preparation Work
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Week 9 - Theoretical
Concept Approaches to Popular Culture; Approaches to Popular Culture Holder
Week 9 - Preparation Work
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Week 10 - Theoretical
Popular Culture and Cultural Industries
Week 10 - Preparation Work
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Week 11 - Theoretical
Popular Culture and Cultural Studies
Week 11 - Preparation Work
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Week 12 - Theoretical
Popular Culture and Political Economy Approach
Week 12 - Preparation Work
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Week 13 - Theoretical
Media-Cultural Communication: Interpretation of Modernity Culture Through the Media
Week 13 - Preparation Work
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Week 14 - Theoretical
Communication Patterns and Media Culture
Week 14 - Preparation Work
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Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-4
PÇ-5
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PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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PÇ-12
OÇ-1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026