Sociology
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

SOS434

Course Name:

Global Culture and Identities

Course Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	5

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Department Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Prof. Dr. ESRA KÖTEN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to focus the globalization on daily life and cultural formations and to examine the flow and exchange of people, identity, image, thought, imagination and cultural objects on a global level.
Course Content:	In the light of global cultural theories, themes such as transnational mobility, modernity, global / local distinction and interaction, and the reshaping of gender, race and ethnic identities in the transnational social areas constitute the main subjects of the course.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Have the knowledge of global cultural theories and use these theories in sociological evaluations.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
1) Comprehend the connections between local everyday life and global and raise awareness on the impact of social and cultural developments in the global area on local social life and identities.
2) Raise awareness on problems, conflicts and dilemmas in the globalized world.
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction	Dispersion, meeting and organization
2)	Globalization: Theoretical Framework	Friedman, Jonathan (1999): Küresel Sistem, Küreselleşme ve Modernliğin Parametreleri. İstanbul: Vadi Robertson, Roland (1999): Glokalleşme: Zaman-Mekân ve Homojenlik-Heterojenlik. İçinde: Abdullah Topçuoğlu & Yasin Aktay (1999): Postmodernizm ve İslam, Küreselleşme ve Oryantalizm. İstanbul: Vadi Yayınları
3)	Global Culture I	Tomlinson, John (2013): Küreselleşme ve Kültür. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Bölüm II: Küresel Modernlik, 54-108 & Bölüm III: Küresel Kültür: Hayaller, Kâbuslar ve Şüphecilik.109-156
4)	Global Culture II	Tomlinson, John (2013): Küreselleşme ve Kültür. Bölüm IV: Yersiz –Yurtsuzlaşma: Küreselleşmenin Kültürel Durumu. Küreselleşme ve Kültür. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 157-217
5)	Cosmopolitanism: Theories and Identities	Tomlinson, John (2013): Küreselleşme ve Kültür. Bölüm VI: Kozmopolitanizm Olasılığı. Küreselleşme ve Kültür. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 261-297
6)	Identity, Difference and Otherness I: FOREIGN / IMMIGRANT	Alfred Schütz (2016):Yabancı. Bir Sosyal Psikoloji makalesi Robert E. Park (2016): İnsan Göçü ve Marjinal İnsan. Georg Simmel (2016): Yabancı. Der. Levent Ünsaldı (2016): Yabancı- Bir İlişki Biçimi Olarak Ötekilik. Ankara: Heretik.
7)	Midterm	All documents
8)	Identity, Difference and Otherness II: ORIENTALISM	Binder, Leonard (1999): Oryantalizmin Yapısökümü. İçinde: Abdullah Topçuoğlu & Yasin Aktay (1999): Postmodernizm ve İslam, Küreselleşme ve Oryantalizm. İstanbul: Vadi Yayınları Mutman, Mahmut (1999): “Oryantalizmin Gölgesi Altında. Oryantalizm, Hegemonya ve Kültürel Fark. İstanbul. İletişim, 25-69. Meyda Yeğenoğlu (1999): Peçeli Fanteziler: Oryantalist Söylemde Kültürel ve Cinsel Fark. Oryantalizm, Hegemonya ve Kültürel Fark. İstanbul. İletişim, 107-159
9)	Identity, Difference and Otherness II: ORIENTALISM	Binder, Leonard (1999): Oryantalizmin Yapısökümü. İçinde: Abdullah Topçuoğlu & Yasin Aktay (1999): Postmodernizm ve İslam, Küreselleşme ve Oryantalizm. İstanbul: Vadi Yayınları Mutman, Mahmut (1999): “Oryantalizmin Gölgesi Altında. Oryantalizm, Hegemonya ve Kültürel Fark. İstanbul. İletişim, 25-69. Meyda Yeğenoğlu (1999): Peçeli Fanteziler: Oryantalist Söylemde Kültürel ve Cinsel Fark. Oryantalizm, Hegemonya ve Kültürel Fark. İstanbul. İletişim, 107-159
10)	GLOBAL EUROPE II: Fascism, Islamophobia, Charlie Hebdo, Discrimination, Racism	Sibel Özbudun & Temel Demirer (2016): ‘Faşizm, Irkçılık, Ayrımcılık’ için girizgâh Sibel Özbudun & Temel Demirer (2016): Çokkültürcü AB’ye n’oldu, n’oluyor?’ İçinde: Der. Sibel Özbudun & Temel Demirer (2016): Faşizm, Irkçılık ve Ayrımcılık Yazıları. Ankara: Ütopya Nilüfer Göle (2015): İslama ‘Girmek yasak’. Gündelik Yaşamda Avrupalı Müslümanlar. İstanbul: Metis, 35-63
11)	Spring break	Spring break
12)	FILM: COMPETITIONS I: The encounter of the West and the East	Haymatloz ve/veya Babil
13)	FİLM: KARŞILAŞTIRMA II: Global Aşk	Paradies: Liebe
14)	FILM: COMPETITIONS III: Global Race and Discrimination	LA Crash

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Der. Levent Ünsaldı (2016): Yabancı- Bir İlişki Biçimi Olarak Ötekilik. Ankara: Heretik. Tomlinson, John (2013): Küreselleşme ve Kültür. İstanbul: Ayrıntı. Abdullah Topçuoğlu & Yasin Aktay (1999): Postmodernizm ve İslam, Küreselleşme ve Oryantalizm. İstanbul: Vadi Yayınları
References:	Fuat Keyman & Mahmut Mutman & Meyda Yeğenoğlu (1999): Oryantalizm, Hegemonya ve Kültürel Fark. İstanbul. İletişim

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3
Program Outcomes
1) Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective.
2) Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work.
3) Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field.
4) Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level.
5) Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy.
6) Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science.
7) Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form.
8) Adopts various internship programs and applied studies.
9) Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector.
10) Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective.	5
2)	Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work.	5
3)	Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field.
4)	Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level.
5)	Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy.
6)	Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science.
7)	Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form.
8)	Adopts various internship programs and applied studies.
9)	Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector.
10)	Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Lesson
Reading
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Field Work	1	30
Study Hours Out of Class	1	70
Midterms	1	1
Final	1	1
Total Workload		144