Anthropology of Communication
mozdemir@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
This course aims to bring a socio-cultural perspective to everyday life, by exploring temporal/spatial relations in everyday life spaces.
Course Content
1st Week: What is Culture?
2nd Week: What is Culture?
3rd Week: Culture and Communication
4th Week: Everyday Life
5th Week: Everyday Life
6th Week: Cultural time and space
7th Week: Cultural time and space
8Th Week: Exam
9th Week: Visual media I
10th Week: Visual Media II
11th Week: Visual Media III
12th Week: New Technologies and Vision
13th Week: New Technologies and Vision
14th Week: Evaluation
Course Learning Outcomes
After the end of this course, the student will:
• Be able to define anthropology of communication and its methodology
• Be able to observe cultural dimensions of communication in everyday life spaces.
• Understand the temporal/spatial dimensions of cultural communication
• Learn the communication of time between cultures
• Define the role of body language in the context of cultural dimensions
• Be able to discuss relations between culture and language
• Be able to define the communicational dimensions of visual arts
References
1. GÜVENÇ, Bozkurt. İnsan ve Kültür, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi
2. WINKIN, Yves. Anthropologie de la Communication, Bruxelles: de Boeck & Larcier, 1996
3. HALL, Edward T. Le Langage Silencieux, Paris: Seuil, 1984
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Total | 0 | 0 |
Relation of Proficiency
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | The students understand and correlate the events both at the national and international levels. | X | ||||
| 2 | The students follow innovations and developments in the media and communication Technologies. | X | ||||
| 3 | The students know theoretical background, methods and applications required to realize researches and studies in the fields of media and communication. | X | ||||
| 4 | Students acquire the analytical and synthesis skills. | X | ||||
| 5 | Students have a critical point of view in evaluating events and phenomena. | X | ||||
| 6 | Students acqueirent ethical values in the field of media and communication and defend the public interest, respect for human and individual rights. | X | ||||
| 7 | Students acquirent the sensitivity to understand the diversity of cultures and societies. | X | ||||