At the end of this course, the students; 1) Comprehend the basic concepts in modern contemporary feminist geography and relates them to each other. 2) Distinguishe how spaces and places are gendered and established by social class and inequalities. 3) Analyze the relations of gender and space concepts with various disciplines such as architecture, architectural history, visual culture. 4) Acquire and uses the necessary intellectual and methodological tools to conduct feminist research on space and place.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
-
COURSE DEFINITION
This course focuses on contemporary discussions of feminist geographies and develops a critical approach on the dialectical relationship between gender norms and the production and use of space to analyze established binary oppositions such as private-public, home-work, local-global. In this context, it comprehends and analyzes the production of differences and inequalities in space at different scales ranging from domestic spaces to public spaces and the city.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the Course
2nd Week
On Space, Place, Belonging and Boundaries
3rd Week
On Feminist Perspectives and Space I: ?Home?
4th Week
On Feminist Perspectives and Space I: ?City?
5th Week
Gender / Space / Visual Culture
6th Week
Gender / Space / Architecture and the Built Environment
7th Week
Gender / Space / History of Architecture
8th Week
MID-TERM
9th Week
On Gender and the Production of Space I
10th Week
On Gender and the Production of Space II
11th Week
Submissions of Term Projects and Student Presentations I
12th Week
Submissions of Term Projects and Student Presentations II
13th Week
Submissions of Term Projects and Student Presentations III
14th Week
Submissions of Term Projects and Student Presentations IV
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Agrest, D., Conway, P. and Weisman L. K. (eds.) (1996) The Sex of Architecture. BOYER, C. (1996) D. Agrest, P. Conway & L. K. Weisman (eds.) The Sex of Architecture, New York: Harry N. Abrams. Butler, J., (2004) Undoing gender. Psychology Press. CHASE, V. (1996) D. Coleman, E. Danze & C. Henderson (eds.) Architecture and Feminism, New York: Princeton Architectural Press. COLOMINA, B. (1992) `The Split Wall: Domestic Voyeurism?, B. Colomina (ed.) Sexuality and Space. FRIEDMAN, A. (1998) Women and the Making of the Modern House, A Social and Architectural History, New York: Harry N.Abrams, Inc., Publishers Hayden, D. (1982) The Grand Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist Designs for American Homes, Neighbourhoods, and Cities. Heynen, H. and Baydar, G. (eds.) (2005) Negotiating Domesticity: Spatial Productions of Gender in Modern Architecture. Kılıçkıran, D. (2014) ?Kimlik ve Yer / Anahtar ve Kilit?, in D. Kılıçkıran (Ed.) DOSYA 33: Kimlik ve Yer, Mimarlar Odası Ankara Şubesi, 1-7. Rendell, J., Penner, B. and Borden, I. (eds.) (2000) Gender Space Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction. ŞENTÜRK, L. (2015) Kuir Mekan, İstanbul: Kült Neşriyat.TROUTMAN, A. H. Heynen and G. Baydar (eds.) Negotiating Domesticity: Spatial Productions of Gender in Modern Architecture, New York & London: Routledge. Urbach, H. (1996) `Closets, Clothes, Disclosure?, Assemblage, 30: 62-73. Woolf, V. 1929 (1994). A Room of One?s Own.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
15
Presentation of Case Study
1
10
Total(%)
55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
45
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
9
2
18
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
10
10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
1
25
25
Presentation (including preperation)
1
25
25
Term Project Research
1
40
40
Research
Total Workload
120
Total Workload / 30
4
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
