Information Package / Course Catalogue
Media Studies and Culture
Course Code: TRDE647
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 this course is to introduce the field of Cultural Studies and media via its interdisciplinary nature, critical perspective and historical background.

Course Content

This course is designed to introduce the field of (British) Cultural Studies in a cultural and historical context through major theorists, influential studies and basic concepts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Discuss the early/fundamental studies and debates that shape cultural studies tradition into historical and cultural context,
2.Explain the tension between British Cultural Studies and Frankfurt School over their appoaches to culture and society
3.Explain the influence of Cultural Studies tradition into the field of communication/media studies via historical and contemporary examples
4.Discuss the (dis)continuities in the cultural studies tradition since 19th century
5.Explain how the concept of culture is handled in classical social theories,
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Students? introduction and course structure s Cultural Studies and Frankfurt School -1
Week 2 - Theoretical
Does Cultural Studies have an agenda? Historical and theoretical foundations F
Week 3 - Theoretical
Frankfurt School and culture industry analysis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cultural Studies and Frankfurt School -1
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cultural Studies and Frankfurt School -2
Week 6 - Theoretical
Inaugural steps: Birmingham School of Cultural Studies
Week 7 - Theoretical
Popular culture: Culture is ordinary
Week 8 - Theoretical
Cultural Studies and critical political economy: Tension and dialog
Week 9 - Theoretical
Marxizm and study of culture: Reinvention of ideology-1
Week 10 - Theoretical
Marxizm and study of culture: Reinvention of ideology-2
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reception studies and ?Coding/Encoding?
Week 12 - Theoretical
Culture, discourse and power
Week 13 - Theoretical
Gender & feminizm
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cyber-cultural studies and new debates (Haraway, Rheingold, Turkle, Hardt & Negri)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%40
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination150151
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)124
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026