Risk Society, Fear Culture and Media(COM 751)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM 751 | Risk Society, Fear Culture and Media | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Doctoral Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | İnci ÇINARLI icinarli@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective |
In this course, the modernity as a stage dominated by risks rised by the development of the industrial society and the role of the media in risk perception will be discussed initially by Ulrich Beck's theory of 'Risk Society'. 'Risk Society' will be discussed in the lights of social theorists' concepts of 'risk', 'hazard' and reflexivity. Social, economic and political mechanisms behind the spread of 'fear culture' will be investigated with the analyse of the media and communication environments. |
| Content |
Risk Society Theory and Modernity Refleksivity Fear Culture 'Governmentality' and 'biopower' The role of the mass media in risk perception |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course student will be able to; -Acknowledge key concepts of 'Risk Society', 'reflexivity', 'governmentality' and 'biopower' on risk context. - Raise questions and discuss on issues evolving around 'risk' concept of the post-modernity - Analyse the effect of globalisation on 'World Risk Society' and the role of the media on risk perception. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods |
Lectures Discussion Seminars |
| References |
Ulrich BECK, World Risk Society, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1998. Ulrich Beck, World at Risk, UK: Polity Press, 2007. Ulrich BECK, “The Silence of Words and Political Dynamics in the World Risk Society”, Kasım 2001’de yapılan konuşma, Elena Mancini tarafından Almanca’dan tercüme, Logos 1.4, Fall 2002, http://logosonline.home.igc.org/beck.pdf, (01.11.2008). Ulrich BECK, “Living in the World Risk Society”, Hubhouse Memorial Public Lecture at LSE, 15 February 2006. Pierre BOURDIEU, La distinction: critique sociale du jugement, Paris: Les Éd. de Minuit, 1979. İnci ÇINARLI (ed.), Belirsizlik Toplumu’nun Krizi, İstanbul: Beta Yayınları, 2009. Simon CATTLE, “Ulrich Beck, ‘Risk Society’ and the Media”, European Journal of Communication, 13 (1): 5-32. Mary DOUGLAS ve Aaron WILDAVSKY, Risk and Culture An Essay on the Selection of Technological and Environmental Dangers, California: Univ.of California Press, 1983. Stuart ALLAN, Media, Risk and Science, UK: Open University Press, 2002. Claudia ARADOU ve Rens Van MUNSTER, “Governing Terrorism Through Risk: Taking Precautions. (un)Knowing the Future”, European Journal of International Relations, 13, (89), 2007, pp.90-115. Ulrich BECK, Anthony GIDDENS and Scott LASH, Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetitcs in Social Order, UK: Polity Press, 1998. Frank FUREDI, Korku Kültürü: Risk Almanın Riskleri, Çev. Barış Yıldırım, 2001. Michel FOUCAULT, Histoire de la sexualité: La volonté de savoir, Paris: Gallimard, 1976. Niklas LUHMANN, Risk: A Sociological Theory (Communication and Social Order), NY:Aldine Transaction, 2005. Anthony GIDDENS, “Risk”, BBC/Reith Lectures, Hong Kong, 1999. Slavoj ZIZEK, “Risk Society and Its Discontents”, Historical Materialism, vol.2, n.3, 1998, pp.143-164. |
Theory Topics
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Practice Topics
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Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 2 | 40 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 2 | 40 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 70 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 2,80 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||