CIVIL ENGINEERING
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

GEP0605

Ders İsmi:

Popular Culture

Ders Yarıyılı:

Fall
Spring

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	5

Language of instruction:

English

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

GE-Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

This course is designed to analyze the basic patterns and pillars of popular culture as they are used and revealed in certain examples of American cinema to present to masses the basic institutions and life style of the United States of America. In method, it is essentially a film-reading course.

Course Content:

The meaning of “popular”, a brief history of popular culture, its main pillars and basic elements, characteristic features, paradigms, replication myth and the influence of myths like creation myths, themes and patterns. Analyses of examples from American cinema, TV shows and programs, music, art, namely sculpture, architecture; their language and style and presentations, their artistic and political interpretations related to American life and its basic institutions.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction & definition of popular culture & ubiquity of popular culture, power of the media, the rise to fame and money, American dream of success and popular culture, stories of Rags to Riches.	-Class Discussion: Popular TV series, programs -Film for class discussion: Tootsie -Comparative discussion with Grease & Saturday Night Fever, West Side Story, Magnolia.
2)	Basic characteristics and pillars of Popular Culture and the & replication myth and the necessity of creating a Hero	-Film for class discussion & analysis: Truman Show -Comparative discussion with Reality Bites & Show Time, Elvis: The Early Years, 15 Minutes, Mask: From Zero to Zero
3)	De-mythification of the Myths of Individual Opportunity, Pursuit of Happiness and Progress and the Myth of the American Dream of Success	-Film for class discussion: Requiem for a Dream -Comparative discussion with The Pursuit of Happiness, Dream Girls, Follow that Dream, The Food Nation.
4)	Patterns & archetypes (of fear& terror; apocalyptic thinking and binary oppositions; labyrinth, cell; utopia/dystopia)	-Film for class discussion: Swordfish -Comparative discussion with: Fahrenheit 9/11 and Signs, Donnie Darko, Independence Day, The Shining, The Exorcist , Omen sequels, Carrie, The Tree of Life, Melancholi
5)	Pillars of Popular Culture (Demos, Ethnos: People, Race & Groups)	-Film for class discussion: Fight Club -Comparative discussion with Mississippi Burning, The Joy Luck Club, Color Purple
6)	Pillars of Popular Culture: Theos, God, Faith, Religion	-Film for class discussion: Seven -Comparative discussion with The Mission (Dir. Roland Joffe) or City of Angels, Bruce Almighty, The Celebrity, The Da Vinci Code, From Within
7)	Pillar of Popular Culture: Logos: & the Power of Words, and Symbols, Freedom of Conscience & Expression)	-Film for Class Discussion Fahrenheit 451 Comparative Discussion with It Happened Here, Alphaville, 1984, Metropolis
8)	Pillars of Popular Culture (Heros; The Absolute Maybes; Eikons/Icons and the American Institutions; and the hero myth, the savior/ monomyth)	-Film for class discussion: Matrix Trilogy I -Comparative discussion with Avatar, The Superman, Batman, Braveheart, Spartacus (Kubrick), Taxi Driver, King Kong, The Chronicles of Riddick. Marvel, The Smurfs
9)	Popular Myth of the Happy Model Family	-Film for class discussion: American Beauty -Comparative discussion with Tideland, A Home at the End of the World.
10)	The Myths of Gender & Sexual Roles and Problems of Identity; Who am I This Time?	-Film for class discussion: Flawless or Being John Malkovitch -Comparative discussion with Hours, Zelig, Desperate Housewives, The Witches of Eastwick, Beach Girls, Deathproof, Angels in America,
11)	Myth of the Melting Pot	-Film for class Discussion: Crash -Comparative discussion with The Joy Luck Club, In America
12)	Popular Culture & Ideology and the concepts of love, faith and justice; selling the myths.	-Film for class discussion: Wag the Dog -Comparative discussion with: Monster, American Graffiti, Three Days of Condor, Monster
13)	Cliches, fetishes, the kitsch, the cult, tales & myths and story-telling.	-Film for class discussion: Big Fish -Comparative discussion with The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter or The Fisher King
14)	Wrap Up
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

1. Douglas K. Stevenson. American Life and Institutions. Stuttgard: Ernst Klett Verlag, 1996.
2.Marshall W. Fishwick, Seven Pillars of Popular Culture. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985.

References:

1. Atayman, Veysel (Derleyen). Şiddetin Mitolojisi. İstanbul: Don Kişot Yayınları, 2003.
2. Atikkan, Zeynep. Amerikan Cinneti: 11 Eylül Amerika’yı Nasıl Değiştirdi? Istanbul: YKY, 2006.
3. Baudrillard, Jean. Amerika. Çev. Yaşar Avunç. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 1996.
4. Bir Zamanlar Amerika. Doğu Batı Düşünce Dergisi Sayı 32. Mayıs-Haziran-Temmuz, 2005.
5. Camus, Albert. Amerika Günlükleri. Çev. Osman Akınhay. Ankara: Öteki Yayınevi, 1992.
6. Canetti, Elias. Kitle ve İktidar. Çev. Gülşat Aygen. Ayrıntı: 1998.
7. Colombo, Gary, R.Cullen, B. Lisle. Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. Boston: Bedford Books of Saint Martin’s Press, 1992.
8. Eradam, Yusuf. Vanilyalı Ideoloji. Istanbul: Aykırı Yayıncılık, 2004 (Pandora-on Istiklal & Mavikum Bookstore on Cihangir Street)
9. Goodnow, Katherine J. Kristeva in Focus: From Theory to Film Analysis. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010.
10. Kuçuradi, İoanna. Uludağ Konuşmaları: Özgürlük, Ahlak, Kültür Kavramları, Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, 1994.
11. Güngor, Nazife (Der.). Popüler Kültür ve İktidar: Popüler Kültür Üzerine Kuramsal İncelemeler. Ankara: Vadi Yayınları, 1999.
12. Kilicer, Devrim F. Tower Power: The US on a Freudian Couch after 9/11. A Socio-Psychoanalytic Study of New York Towers. Stutgart: ibidem-Verlag, 2008.
13. Kuçuradi, İoanna. Sanata Felsefeyle Bakmak. Ankara: Ayraç Yayınları, 1996.
14. Mansfield, Nick. Öznellik: Freud’dan Haraway’e Kendilik Kuramları. İzmir: Aralık Yayınları, 2006.
15. Modleski, Tania (ed). Studies in Entertainment: Critical Approaches to Mass Culture. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986.
16. Somay, Bülent, Tarihin Bilinçdışı: Popüler Kültür Üzerine Denemeler. İstanbul: Metis, 2004.
17. Sprengler, Christine. Screening Nostalgia: Populuxe props and Technicolor aesthetics in contemporary American film. New York: Berghahn Books, 2009.
18. Storey, John. Popüler Kültür Çalışmaları: Kuramlar ve metotlar. Çev. Koray Karaşahin. İstanbul: Babil Yayınları, 2000.
19. Tecimer, Omer. Sinema: Modern Mitoloji. Istanbul: Plan B, 2005.
20. Walker, Alexander. Stardom: The Hollywood Phenomenon. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1974.
21. Wells, Liz. (2003)The Photography Reader. London: Routhledge, 2010.
22. Yazıcı, İsmet. Kitle İletişiminde İmaj: Kuramsal Bir
Yaklaşım. İstanbul: Bilim Yayınları, 1997.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics.
6) Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology.
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety.
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2)	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3)	Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4)	Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively.
5)	Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics.
6)	Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7)	Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8)	Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology.
9)	To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety.
10)	Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11)	Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	33	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	9	4	36
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	10	10
Total Workload			91