This course introduces the students to the theoretical frameworks of graduate study in Cultural Studies by focusing on the debates around the definitions and uses of the concept of culture as well as on such specific issues as orientalism/occidentalism, cultural constructions and contestations of gender and sexuality, media and popular culture, and the changing configurations of private and public spheres. It combines the overview of the major theoretical and methodological approaches in the field of cultural politics and criticism with a critical discussion of various applications of these approaches in specific social, political, and historical contexts.
Core Issues in Cultural Studies (CULT 500)
2023 Fall
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Cultural Studies(CULT)
3
10
Sibel Irzık sibeli@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Doctoral, Master
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Interactive lecture,Seminar
Interactive,Learner centered,Communicative,Discussion based learning
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| Programs\Type | Required | Core Elective | Area Elective |
| Computer Science and Engineering - With Master's Degree | * | ||
| Cultural Studies - Non Thesis | * | ||
| Cultural Studies - With Thesis | * | ||
| Gender Studies - With Master's Degree | * | ||
| Leaders for Industry Biological Sciences and Bioengineering - Non Thesis | * | ||
| Leaders for Industry Industrial Engineering - Non Thesis | * | ||
| Leaders for Industry Materials Science and Engineering - Non Thesis | * | ||
| Leaders for Industry Mechatronics Engineering - Non Thesis | * |
CONTENT
OBJECTIVE
Familiarization with the main theoretical debates and frameworks of Cultural Studies, and related Social Science and Humanities disciplines.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Demonstrate familiarity with the key concepts and range of theoretical positions and debates in contemporary cultural theory.
- Identify the different ways in which the concept of culture has been discussed in cultural studies, anthropology and related disciplines.
- Demonstrate a critical analysis of different texts of cultural representation.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the links between culture, power and history.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
1. Develop and deepen the current and advanced knowledge in the field with original thought and/or research and come up with innovative definitions based on Master's degree qualifications 5
2. Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with ; come up with original solutions by using knowledge requiring proficiency on analysis, synthesis and assessment of new and complex ideas. 5
3. Evaluate and use new information within the field in a systematic approach. 5
4. Develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject. 4
5. Critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation of new and complex ideas. 5
6. Gain advanced level skills in the use of research methods in the field of study. 3
7. Contribute the progression in the field by producing an innovative idea, skill, design and/or practice or by adapting an already known idea, skill, design, and/or practice to a different field independently. 3
8. Broaden the borders of the knowledge in the field by producing or interpreting an original work or publishing at least one scientific paper in the field in national and/or international refereed journals. 2
9. Demonstrate leadership in contexts requiring innovative and interdisciplinary problem solving. 2
10. Develop new ideas and methods in the field by using high level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making. 4
11. Investigate and improve social connections and their conducting norms and manage the actions to change them when necessary. 3
12. Defend original views when exchanging ideas in the field with professionals and communicate effectively by showing competence in the field. 3
13. Ability to communicate and discuss orally, in written and visually with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 General Level. 5
14. Contribute to the transition of the community to an information society and its sustainability process by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural improvements. 3
15. Demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field. 3
16. Contribute to the solution finding process regarding social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in the field and support the development of these values. 4
1. Develop the ability to use critical, analytical, and reflective thinking and reasoning 5
2. Reflect on social and ethical responsibilities in his/her professional life. 4
3. Gain experience and confidence in the dissemination of project/research outputs 3
4. Work responsibly and creatively as an individual or as a member or leader of a team and in multidisciplinary environments. 4
5. Communicate effectively by oral, written, graphical and technological means and have competency in English. 5
6. Independently reach and acquire information, and develop appreciation of the need for continuously learning and updating. 5
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the different approaches, concepts, and theoretical legacies in the interdisciplinary field of Cultural Studies. 5
2. Identify interconnections of knowledge within and across the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, literature, visual studies, philosophy, and psychology. 4
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the multiple methodologies used in cultural analysis; in particular, ethnographic fieldwork, participant-observation, interviewing, oral history, focus group discussions, textual criticism, and visual analysis 4
4. Cultivate a critical approach to the study of culture, articulating the relations between culture, power, and history; exploring cultural diversity and socio-cultural change at the local, national and global level; and exploring the corresponding demands for rights and social justice. 5
5. Be able to conduct original research and develop sound analysis of phenomena in the realm of cultural production, consumption, and representation; develop and present advanced oral and written evaluations of one's research and arguments. 5
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the different approaches, concepts, and theoretical legacies in the interdisciplinary field of Cultural Studies. 5
2. Identify interconnections of knowledge within and across the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, literature, visual studies, philosophy, and psychology. 4
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the multiple methodologies used in cultural analysis; in particular, ethnographic fieldwork, participant-observation, interviewing, oral history, focus group discussions, textual criticism, and visual analysis 4
4. Cultivate a critical approach to the study of culture, articulating the relations between culture, power, and history; exploring cultural diversity and socio-cultural change at the local, national and global level; and exploring the corresponding demands for rights and social justice. 5
5. Be able to conduct original research and develop sound analysis of phenomena in the realm of cultural production, consumption, and representation; develop and present advanced oral and written evaluations of one's research and arguments. 5
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ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA
| Percentage (%) | |
| Assignment | 45 |
| Term-Paper | 40 |
| Participation | 15 |
RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS
| Readings |
Culture ? Raymond Williams, ?Culture? in Keywords, Flamingo, London, 1983, pp. 87-93. Culture and Politics ? Terry Eagleton, The Idea of Culture, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2005, 1-50.
? E.P. Thompson, Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism, Past&Present, 38, 1967, 56-97. Inequalities ? Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, ?Manifesto of the Communist Party? in Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844 and the Communist Manifesto, Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 203-243. Cultural Studies ? Stuart Hall, ?Encoding/Decoding? in Culture, Media, Language, eds. Stuart Hall, et. al., London: Routledge, 1980, 128-138. Ideology ? Jacques Lacan, ?The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I? in Écrits: A Selection, trans. Alan Sherida. New York & London: Norton, 1977, 1-7.
? Kinneret Lahad, ?Stop Waiting!: Hegemonic and Alternative Scripts on Single Women?s Subjectivity?, Time&Society, 0(0), 2016, 1-22. Gender and Culture ? Sofia P. Caldeira, Sander D. Ridder &Sophie Van Bauwel, ?Exploring the Politics of Gender Representation on Instagram: Self-representations of Femininity?, DiGeSt. Journal of Diversity and Gender, 5(1), 2018, 23-42. ? James P. Walsh, ?Social Media and Moral Panics: Assessing the Effects of the Technological Change on Societal Reaction?, International Journal of Cultural Studies, 23 (6), 2020, 840-859. ? George Mantzios, ?Cold War Image-Myths: A Crime Scene Ethnography of Defacement and Historical Redress from Athens Greece?, International Journal of Cultural Studies, 24 (5), 2021, 749-766.
? Michael Carrithers, ?Louise J. Brakken, Steven Emery, Can a Species be a Person?: A Trope and its Entanglements in the Anthropocene Era?, Current Anthropology, 52 (5), 2011, 665-681. ? Clare Hemmings, ?Invoking Affect: Cultural Theory and the Ontological Turn?, Cultural Studies, 19 (5), 2005, 548-567. |