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Cultural Studies and Literature

Course Code	: TRDE642
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 course aims to provide the students with the theoretical complexity of the domain of cultural studies and its interdisciplinarity, and the knowledge of which would become useful to and applicable by students in the context of other university disciplines or future academic work.

Course Content

The students with the theoretical complexity of the domain of cultural studies and its interdisciplinarity, and the knowledge of which would become useful to and applicable by students in the context of other university disciplines or future academic work.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	By engaging with analysis and different interpretative perspectives, assess competing historical and critical points of view and understand the national peculiarities of British and American culture
2.	By reading and approaching the texts, think critically and develop critical, analytical and comparative skills
3.	Think historically and understand the relationships within the wide range of social, cultural, economic, artistic, literary, and other relevant contexts
4.	Enhance the knowledge and understanding of English language, and develop skills in oral and written exposition and argumentation of ideas
5.	Develop as independent learners and thinkers, able to transfer the acquired knowledge and intellectual skills to further academic work or to different employment and life experiences.
6.	Acquire knowledge of the history and the theoretical background of the cultural studies according to both diachronic and synchronic modes of assessment

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Sardar, Ziauddin. Introducing Cultural Studies. New York: Totem Books, 2003.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introductory discussion: aim, objectives and content of the course; Cultural Studies: history of foundation and key concepts;

Week 2 - Theoretical

Definitions of ‘Culture,’ ‘High Culture,’ ‘Mass Culture’, and ‘Popular Culture’;

Week 3 - Theoretical

Introduction of Related Terminology I: (Signification, Representation, Codes, Discourse);

Week 4 - Theoretical

Introduction of Related Terminology II: Ideology, Hegemony, Power, Subversion, Subject, Subjectivity, Identity);

Week 5 - Theoretical

Introduction of Related Terminology III: Race, Ethnicity, Nation, and Nationalism;

Week 6 - Theoretical

Cultural Politics and Cultural Policy;

Week 7 - Theoretical

Production/Consumption and the Culture;

Week 8 - Theoretical

Subcultures (British and Comparative);

Week 9 - Theoretical

Urban Background as Cultural Space;

Week 10 - Theoretical

TV Culture: Televised Acculturation and Consumer Society;

Week 11 - Theoretical

The Internet and Popular Culture;

Week 12 - Theoretical

Food and Drink Culture;

Week 13 - Theoretical

Sports, Leisure and Popular Culture;

Week 14 - Theoretical

Youth Cultures in Britain and the United States: Popular Trends;

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	3	42
Midterm Examination	1	30	1	31
Final Examination	1	50	1	51
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5
OÇ-1			3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
OÇ-6

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