SOS544 Global Culture and IdentitiesIstanbul Okan UniversityDegree Programs Master of Arts in Social and Cultural Studies non-thesisGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
Master of Arts in Social and Cultural Studies non-thesis
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

General course introduction information

Course Code: SOS544
Course Name: Global Culture and Identities
Course Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 6
Language of instruction: TR
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Department Elective
Course Level:
Master TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Second Cycle EQF-LLL:7. 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

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Program Outcomes
1) Learn which concepts and theories in sociology are used in production of knowledge and how the knowledge produced is grounded in social reality.
2) Learn which sociological approaches and methods of analysis are used in which sociological fields and areas of specialization, and present and publish the original findings from these analyses, both individually and in teams, in accordance with academic principles.
3) Discuss critically cause and effect relationships used in sociological perspectives; thereby formulate visions, aims and targets by identifying gaps in the existing knowledge in their areas of interest.
4) Analyze and determine the formation, the structure and future development of such institutions as family, state, education and religion critically and scientifically; and develop policy proposals for implementation.
5) Gain lifelong learning skills and competencies, use them in everyday life situations and professional contexts, and thereby develop, implement and manage projects, with socially responsible approaches.
6) Combine sociology with other social sciences such as psychology, philosophy and anthropology, employ interdisciplinary approaches, and thereby develop new conceptualizations and interpretations.
7) Learn to conduct sociological research by using both qualitative and quantitative methods, select the subject, develop a research question, formulate a theoretical framework with variables and hypotheses, prepare questionnaires, collect and analyze data from a sample, write a research report, and disseminate the findings in professional fields of interest within a social, cultural, and ethical framework.
8) Acquire skills and competencies for taking initiative in evaluating and changing norms while implementing decisions in social problem areas.
9) Pursue national and international publications and innovations and thereby find solutions to problems using qualitative and quantitative data and publish and disseminate best practices.
10) Know, contribute to, and participate in current sociological debates, and be ready to go ahead with a third cycle program.
11) Have unbiased attitudes towards the universality of social rights and social justice, value high standards of quality, respect cultural values, promote environmental protection, health and work safety at work, and be open to change.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Learn which concepts and theories in sociology are used in production of knowledge and how the knowledge produced is grounded in social reality.
2) Learn which sociological approaches and methods of analysis are used in which sociological fields and areas of specialization, and present and publish the original findings from these analyses, both individually and in teams, in accordance with academic principles.
3) Discuss critically cause and effect relationships used in sociological perspectives; thereby formulate visions, aims and targets by identifying gaps in the existing knowledge in their areas of interest.
4) Analyze and determine the formation, the structure and future development of such institutions as family, state, education and religion critically and scientifically; and develop policy proposals for implementation.
5) Gain lifelong learning skills and competencies, use them in everyday life situations and professional contexts, and thereby develop, implement and manage projects, with socially responsible approaches.
6) Combine sociology with other social sciences such as psychology, philosophy and anthropology, employ interdisciplinary approaches, and thereby develop new conceptualizations and interpretations.
7) Learn to conduct sociological research by using both qualitative and quantitative methods, select the subject, develop a research question, formulate a theoretical framework with variables and hypotheses, prepare questionnaires, collect and analyze data from a sample, write a research report, and disseminate the findings in professional fields of interest within a social, cultural, and ethical framework.
8) Acquire skills and competencies for taking initiative in evaluating and changing norms while implementing decisions in social problem areas.
9) Pursue national and international publications and innovations and thereby find solutions to problems using qualitative and quantitative data and publish and disseminate best practices.
10) Know, contribute to, and participate in current sociological debates, and be ready to go ahead with a third cycle program.
11) Have unbiased attitudes towards the universality of social rights and social justice, value high standards of quality, respect cultural values, promote environmental protection, health and work safety at work, and be open to change.

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 48
Field Work 1 30
Study Hours Out of Class 1 60
Midterms 1 10
Final 1 20
Total Workload 168