Popular culture, media and literature(CTV307)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTV307 | Popular culture, media and literature | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Nilgün TUTAL ntutal@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | This course has the objective to understand that communication is a process of ideological hegemony and that culture is a practical construction of social meaning. In this course, we try to understand how culture is reconceptualised through the work of the School of Cultural Studies. We will try to follow the historical evolution of the culture industry. And, we will discuss how the popular media of mass build, through the dissemination of mass cultural products, the political, economic and cultural hegemony. |
| Content | (Subject Headings) |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
-Understand the political, economic and cultural codes of media sector. -Know how to analyze the structural properties of the products of popular culture and mass culture. -Understand how mass cultural products disseminated in the media reconstructs social structures, political and cultural hegemony. -Learning to approach a critical point of view of popular culture |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The students are responsible to make given lectures and to make presentations on the culture industry and popular culture using the concepts learned and discussed. Theay are evaluated by their midterm, final exam, participation in classes and presentation. |
| References |
Louis Althusser, Les apparailes idéologiques de l’Etat Antonio Gramsci, Les cahiers de prison Stuart Hall, Guy Débord, La société de spectacle |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Overview of cultural studies |
| 2 | Introduction to the concepts and discussion such media, power, ideology. |
| 3 | The research work of members of the school of cultural studies. |
| 4 | Historical approach to the concept of ideology. |
| 5 | Althusser and the ideological apparatuses of the state. |
| 6 | Gramsci and the concept of hegemony |
| 7 | Stuart Hall and ideological analysis of media. |
| 8 | Partial Review |
| 9 | The dominance of media and popular culture |
| 10 | Guy Débord and the society of spectacle |
| 11 | The code of popular cultural products show |
| 12 | Back to School Frankfurt |
| 13 | Comparison between mass culture and popular culture |
| 14 | Popular culture and opportunities for the opposition |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 50 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 50 |
| 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 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Will have effective written and oral communication skills in Turkish | X | ||||
| 2 | Will have a thorough knowledge of at least two foreign languages | X | ||||
| 3 | Will be informed about art and culture, human rights, social, professional and ethical values, law and legislation, quality standards, and will be aware of their responsibility on these subjects | X | ||||
| 4 | Will have sufficient knowledge about social sciences, professions and sectors in communication and media, innovative and entrepreneurial practices | X | ||||
| 5 | Will have the ability to use, in an effective and creative way, the techniques and tools and information technologies necessary for interactive and conventional media, in the context of health and safety in the workplace | X | ||||
| 6 | Will have the ability to develop documentary and fictional content related to their field for interactive and conventional media; also the ability to produce and manage this content in group | X | ||||
| 7 | Will have the theoretical knowledge and ability to carry out and share scientific work on communication environments and processes of interactive and conventional media and on the individual and social outcomes of the latter | X | ||||
| 8 | Will have the knowledge of analysis and modelling techniques to analyse interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes | X | ||||
| 9 | Will have the ability to question and critically analyse developments and problems concerning interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes, will be aware of the public interest, social responsibility and the environment, will be sensitive to contemporary world’s and Turkey's current problems; will develop a libertarian, democratic, constructive and problem-solving approach | X | ||||
| 10 | They are familiar with the historical development processes of electronic, digital media and film; and the current developments in these fields | X | ||||
| 11 | They learn sociological, cultural and aesthetic approaches in electronic, digital media and film | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Assignments | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||