Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital Media and Social Activism
Course Code: MİÇ613
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to understand the changing dynamics of the digital world and to discuss the nature of collective actions.

Course Content

To examine the relationship of the digital world with social activism on the axis of postmodernism

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Emrah BAŞER
Learning Outcomes
1.The student learns about the functioning of communication in the digital environment.
2.Student gains the ability to make inferences about the functioning of communication in digital media.
3.The student gains conceptual discussion skills about social activism.
4.The student gains conceptual discussion skills about the possibilities of the digital world.
5.Student gains the ability to understand the actions of brands in the digital world and their behavior regarding social activist organizations.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bauman, Z. Lyon, D. (2013). Akışkan Gözetim. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Y.
2.Debord, G. (1983). Society of Spectacle, Detroit: Black&Red. Foucault, M. (2007). İktidarın Gözü. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları
3.Marshall, B. (2001). Katı olan her şey buharlaşıyor (Ü. Altuğ & B. Peker, Çev.). İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
4.Liska, A. & Grune, I. (1999). Bir post-modern kültür olarak internet 2.6 versiyonu. (D. Bıçkı, Çev.). Bilgi Toplum Dergisi, 2, 23-38.
5.Huxley, A. (2003). Cesur yeni dünya (Ü. Tosun, Çev.). İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları.
6.Fuchs, C. (2016). Sosyal medya eleştirel bir giriş (D. Saraçoğlu & İ. Kalaycı, Çev.). Ankara: Renas Yayıncılık.
7.Çakır, M. (2014). Görsel kültür ve küresel kitle kültürü. Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi.
8.Anderson, P. (2002). Postmodernitenin kökenleri (E. Gen, Çev.). İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The origins of postmodernity
Week 2 - Theoretical
Digital World as a post-modern culture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Network Society: Manuel Castells
Week 4 - Theoretical
The history of collective movement from atomized to organized
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Logic of the Collective Movement: Theories of Olson and Perlman
Week 6 - Theoretical
Individuals: Predecessors or Products?
Week 7 - Theoretical
Surveillance Society
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fluid Surveillance: Bauman
Week 10 - Theoretical
A dystopian novel reading: “Brave New World”
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reading a dystopian novel: “Everything Solid Evaporates”
Week 12 - Theoretical
Segmentation of Publics: Situationist Publics Theory
Week 13 - Theoretical
Brands and activist actions
Week 14 - Theoretical
Brands and activist actions
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%50
Term Assignment1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152375
Term Project28220
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026