Information Package / Course Catalogue
New Media, Popular Culture and Consumption
Course Code: SOSY568
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of this course will be to examine the relationship between new media, popular culture and consumption. It is necessary to examine this relationship in line with the understanding of today's social conditions. From this point of view, our course will focus on discussions within the framework of topics such as media, new media, social media, culture, popular culture and consumption.

Course Content

It is an accepted reality that mass media are extremely influential on the socio-cultural structure of a society. From this point of view, it is important to reveal the relationship of the new media, which has become a very important mass media, with popular culture and consumption as a type of culture. Understanding the relationship between new media, popular culture and consumption “will help to understand many aspects of daily life”.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ali Erdem AKGÜL
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the concepts of media, new media, social media, culture, popular culture and consumption and current academic discussions in this direction.
2.To be able to evaluate the debates on the effects of new media in the social context.
3.Acquiring the ability to conduct sociological research on debates in the context of new media, popular culture and consumption.
4.To be able to comprehend the dynamics of change on the social structure of the new media.
5.Critical evaluation of the debates in the framework of media, new media, social media, culture, popular culture and consumption.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.AYDOĞAN, Filiz; 2004, Medya Ve Popüler Kültür, MediaCat Yayınları, 1.Baskı, İstanbul.
2.BATMAZ, Veysel; 2006, Medya Popüler Kültürü Gizler, Karakutu Yayınları, İstanbul.
3.BAUDRILLARD, Jean; 2020, Tüketim Toplumu, 19. Baskı, Ayrıntı Yayınları.
4.BOTTOMORE, Tom; 1997, Frankfurt Okulu, Çev. A.Çiğdem, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara.
5.CAREY, James; 1989, Communication As Culture, Unwin Hyman Publishing, Boston.
6.DELFANTI, Alessandro and ARVIDSSON, Adam; 2019, Introduction to Digital Media, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Publications.
7.DEVITO, Joseph; 1994, Mass Communication, Harper Collins College Publishing, New York.
8.DUFF, Alistair S.; 2013, Information Society Studies, Routledge Press.
9.ERDOĞAN, İrfan ve ALEMDAR, Korkmaz; 2005, Popüler Kültür Ve İletişim, Erk Yayınları, Ankara.
10.FISKE, John; 1999, Popüler Kültürü Anlamak, Çev.S.İrvan, Bilim Ve Sanat Yayınları, Ankara.
11.GANE, Nicholas and BEER, David; 2008, New Media: The Key Concepts, Berg Publishers.
12.GEÇER, Ekmel, 2013; Medya ve Popüler Kültür, Okur Kitaplığı.
13.GÜNEŞ, Sadık; 2001, Medya Ve Kültür (Sessiz Yığınların Kültürel İntiharı), Vadi Yayınları, 2.Baskı, Ankara
14.LANGMIA, Kehbuma and TYREE M.; 2018, Social Media: Culture and Identity, Lexington Books.
15.LULL, James; 2001, Medya, İletişim, Kültür, Çev.N.Güngör, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara.
16.MUTLU, Erol; 2005, Globalleşme, Popüler Kültür Ve Medya, Ütopya Yayınları, 1.Baskı, Ankara.
17.OKTAY, Ahmet; 2002, Türkiye’de Popüler Kültür, Everest Yayınları, İstanbul.
18.STOREY, John; 1997, Cultural Theory And Popular Culture, Prentice Hall Publishing, Essex.
19.SWİNGEWOOD, Alan; 1996, Kitle Kültürü Efsanesi, Çev.A.Kansu, Bilim Ve Sanat Yayınları, Ankara.
20.TARCAN, Ahmet; 2005, İnternet ve Toplum, Anı Yayınları, Ankara.
21.TOPÇUOĞLU, Nur N.; 1996, Basında Reklam Ve Tüketim Olgusu, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara.
22.YANIKLAR, Cengiz; 2006, Tüketimin Sosyolojisi, Birey Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
23.TİMİSİ, Nilüfer; 2003, Yeni İletişim Teknolojileri ve Demokrasi, Dost Kitabevi.
24.TOPRAK, Ali vd.; 2009, Toplumsal Paylaşım Ağı Facebook: "görülüyorum öyleyse varım!", Kalkedon Yayınları, İstanbul.
25.YENGİN, Deniz; 2012, Yeni Medya ve …, Anahtar Kitaplar Yayınevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Media
Week 3 - Theoretical
New Media
Week 4 - Theoretical
Social Media
Week 5 - Theoretical
Social Networks and Culture
Week 6 - Theoretical
Popular Culture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Theoretical Approaches to Popular Culture
Week 8 - Theoretical
Popular Culture and Consumption
Week 9 - Theoretical
Media and Popular Culture
Week 10 - Theoretical
New Media and Popular Culture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Consumption Culture
Week 12 - Theoretical
Media and Consumption
Week 13 - Theoretical
New Media and Consumption
Week 14 - Theoretical
Social Media and Consumption
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment3039
Reading1527
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination135237
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
3
5
3
OÇ-3
4
5
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
OÇ-5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
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2026