Gender, Communication and Media(COM243)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM243 | Gender, Communication and Media | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Özlem DANACI YÜCE odanaci@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | On time where men / women parity and the recognition of the sexual identities in their variety is one of the major issues of social life, this course gives itself as objectives the study of the contribution of the media to the production and the reproduction of the genders, as socially constructed sexes. |
| Content | (Subject Headings) |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
- The student will define the concept of gender. - The student will know the history of relations of "sex" at the social level and and the process of construction of the concept of "gender". - The student will understand the role and impact of media on the production and reproduction of gender. - The student will know to analyze different researches realized on the texts, on the media industries and in sociology of the publics of the media to complete the theoretical approaches. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Theoretical course |
| References |
- Course notes - Margaret Mead, L’un et l’autre sexe, Paris : Folio essais, 1966. - Pierre Bourdieu, La Domination Masculine, Acte de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales, No.84, Sept. 1990, 4-31. - Christine Guionnet et Erik Neveu, Féminins/Masculins. Sociologie du Genre, Paris: Armand Collin, 2005. - Michèle Ferrand, Féminin Masculin, Paris : Editions La Découverte, 2004. - Monique Rémy, Comment les Femmes sont Vues, Paris: Point d’appui, Women’s Studies, 1994. - Hülya Uğur Tanrıöver et Ö. Danacı Yüce, Symbolic Annihilation of Women in the Turkish Daily Press, in Y. Pasadeos, D. Dimitrakopoulou (Eds.), Mass Media Research: International Approaches, Athens: Athens Institute For Education and Research-ATINER, 2006, 183-192. - Özlem Danacı Yüce et B. Kara, Belles de Sport: Représentation des femmes dans les pages sportives des quotidiens turcs, İletişim-Özel Sayı (Représentations Sociales et Communication), Özel sayı, Temmuz 2009,377-391. - Hülya Uğur Tanrıöver, Özlem Danacı Yüce et allii, Medyada Kadınların Temsil Biçimleri, in Medyada Cinsiyetçiliğe Son, İstanbul: Kadınların Medya İzleme Grubu-MEDİZ Yayını, 2008, 110-164. - Ayşegül Yaraman, Turquie : Réalité du Féminisme et Ambigüités du Kémalisme, Après-demain, No.1, Mars 2007, 16-19. - www.whomakesthenews.org |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge and presentation of the course and program |
| 2 | Sex and gender: construction of a concept |
| 3 | Division of the social work and "sexual roles" (gender roles) |
| 4 | Feminist movement and gender issues |
| 5 | Production and reproduction of social roles: The process of socialization |
| 6 | The movement of women and gender issues in Turkey |
| 7 | MIDTERM |
| 8 | Questions of gender and production/consumption of the media contents |
| 9 | Gender studies in the media production industries |
| 10 | Gender studies in media texts |
| 11 | Gender studies and reception |
| 12 | Intervention of a speaker |
| 13 | Presentation of students' works |
| 14 | Presentation of students' works |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 100 |
| 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 | 1 | 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 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload | 82 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3,28 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||