At the end of this course, the students; 1) have an overal perspective on the conceptualizations of cultural studies. 2) gain the ability to analyze cultural consumption and mass culture. 3) have a perspective on evaluating sociological concepts such as class and status from a cultural perspective. 4) gain the capacity to compare elements of popular culture. 5) achieve the ability to read political history in relation with cultural history. 6) have the ability to comprehend the relation between psychoanalytic analysis, and politics and culture.
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 to analyze popular culture and its role both in individuals everyday life and in history. Following a brief discussion regarding the main concepts (i.e. consumption, culture, identity, mass production, consumer society), the course focuses on the contemporary discussions around the main theoretical understandings of popular culture. The course aims to help students to understand political history and its connection with popular culture.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Meeting and Introduction
2nd Week
Culture, Popular Culture, Mass Culture, Folk Culture
3rd Week
Relation between Production-Consumption-Identity and Culture
4th Week
From Culture to Mass Culture
5th Week
Mass Production, Consumer Society, Consumerist Society
6th Week
Martin Heidegger and Modernity- Technology, Atom Age and 'Age of World Picture'
7th Week
Frankfurt School and Mass/Pop Culture
8th Week
Hannah Arendt and Human Condition
9th Week
Simulacrum
from Platon to Baudrillard
10th Week
Culture, Popular Culture, Power and Fascism (1929-1945)
11th Week
The Americanization of the World (1945-1972)
12th Week
Globalization and Global Culture(in relation to the Global Production Systems)
13th Week
Popular Culture as the Language of the Power (On Today and Future: New Populist Revolt in the Post-Keynesian era)
14th Week
General Review and Discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Adorno, T. W. (1993), "Theory of Pseudo-Culture (1959)", Telos, March 20, 1993, s: 15-38. Arendt, H. (2018), İnsanlık Durumu, Çev.: B. S. Şener, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. Baudrillard, J. (2013), In the Shadow of the Silent Majorities...or the End of the Social and Other Essays, Baudrillard, J. (2013), Simülakrlar Ve Simülasyon, Çev.: O. Adanır, Doğu-Batı Yayınları, İstanbul. Debord, G. (2002), The Society of Spectacle, https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/guy-debord-the-society-of-the-spectacle.pdf (erişim: 28.01.2019) Deleuze, G. (1983), "Plato and the Simulacrum", İngilizceye Çeviren: R. Krauss, October, Vol. 27 (Winter 1983), s.: 45-56. Dikmen, A. A. (2017), Makine, İş, Kapitalizm ve İnsan, Güncellenmiş 4. Baskı, Nota Bene Yayınları, İstanbul. Heidegger, M. (1977), "The Age of World Picture", M. Heidegger, The Qoestion Concerning Technology and Other Essays içinde, İngilizceye Çeviren: W. Lovitt, Garland Publishing, New York & London, s: 115-154. Heidegger, M. (1977), "The Question Concerning Technology", M. Heidegger, The Qoestion Concerning Technology and Other Essays içinde, İngilizceye Çeviren: W. Lovitt, Garland Publishing, New York & London, s: 3-35. Pettersson, K., et.al. (2017), ?Understanding the Populist Revolt?, Social Europe Journal, Vol. 11. Witkin, R. W. (2003), Adorno on Popular Culture, Routhladge, London & New York.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
20
Project
1
20
Attendance
1
25
Total(%)
65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
35
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
4
56
Preparation for Final exam
1
20
20
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
20
20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Project
1
12
12
Total Workload
152
Total Workload / 30
5,06
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
