TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Erdem Damar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) comprehend the significance of the role of the social theories in our daily lives. 2) internalize ideas and theories of the various theorists. 3) acquire the ability theorizing of social facts.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is designed for students of Political Science and International Relations to introduce contemporary approaches to critical social and political theory. Following an introductory session on meaning of social theory as a distinct from classical political theory, the course is structured around six parts. The first part covers the critical theory of the so-called Frankfurt School as well as this school's impact on diversifying social and political theory. The second part scrutinizes on gender study with a special emphasis on feminist and post-feminist approaches to social theory. The third part covers the role of (urban) public and everyday life on the structuring of political relations with a special emphasis on the political theories of Jurgen Habermas, Anthony Giddens and Zygmund Bauman. Central to this part is to explain how social and everyday practices have central impact on the (re)structuring of politics. The next two parts focus on identity politics and centrality of identification on the constitution of political structures and discourses. Drawing on the relational character of identities and the significant role of `the Other' on the identity construction, part four emphasises on Orientalism, and part five focuses on post-colonialism. Overall, these two parts also give visibility to the emergence of multiple modernities in the 20th century global context. The final part emphasises on postmodern approaches to social and political theory. Special emphasis is given to the role of power, subjectivity and political action on the emergence of constructivist approaches to the formations of social and political systems.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is Social Theory? 2nd Week Critical Understanding of Society and the Critical Theory: Marcuse, Horkheimer, Adorno 3rd Week Critical Understanding of Society and the Critical Theory: Marcuse, Horkheimer, Adorno 4th Week Gender and Patriarchy: (Post)-Feminisms 5th Week Legitimation, Politics and the Lifeworld: Habermas, Giddens and Bauman 6th Week Legitimation, Politics and the Lifeworld: Habermas, Giddens and Bauman 7th Week Legitimation, Politics and the Lifeworld: Habermas, Giddens and Bauman 8th Week Defining the 'Other': Orientalism 9th Week Defining the 'Other': Orientalism 10th Week Subjecting the 'Other': Postcolonialism 11th Week Subjecting the 'Other': Postcolonialism 12th Week Power, Subject and Action: Postmodernism 13th Week Power, Subject and Action: Postmodernism 14th Week Power, Subject and Action: Postmodernism
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bauman, Zygmunt (2000) Modernlik ve Hoşnutsuzlukları, İstanbul: Ayrıntı. Bauman, Zygmunt (2003) Modernlik ve Müphemlik, İstanbul: Ayrıntı. How, Alan (2003) Critical Theory, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Lemert, Charles (ed) (2000) Social Theory, Boulder, Colorado: Westview. Ritzer, George (2001) Handbook of Social Theory, Thousands Oaks, California: Sage. Seidman, S. & Alexander, J. (2001) The New Social Theory Reader: Contemporary Debates, London: Routledge. Turner, Bryan (2000) The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory, Malden, Mass.: Blackwell. Wittig, Monique (1997) "One is Not Born a Woman" pp. 265-271. In The Second Wave: A Reader in Feminist Theory, Linda Nicholson (ed), New York and London: Routledge.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 1 20 Project 1 30 Presentation of Book 1 10 Presentation of Article 1 10 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 6 6 Presentation (including preperation) 2 6 12 Project 1 12 12 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No