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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
SOC3091 Readings in Urban Studies Spring 3 0 3 5
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Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor İLHAN ZEYNEP KARAKILIÇ
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Course Objectives: In this course, students will learn about walking as a sociological method and the transformation of Istanbul after 1950s, but especially after 1980s with the effects of neoliberal economic policies implemented in Turkey. The course is not only related with İstanbul or urban sociology but also walking, experiencing and using this experience as a source for sociological imagination. In this respect, active participation in the class requires at least weekly 2-3 hours walks in İstanbul. Throughout the course, it is aimed to show students the ways of understanding transformation of İstanbul and its residents while they are strolling in the city. The course aims to introduce students the concepts such as walking as a method, urbanization, urban transformation, urban renewal, displacement, and differentiation.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students' achievements at the end of this course will be:
1. To understand what walking as a sociological method is,
2. To learn about the transformation of urban space with the example of İstanbul
3. To see how Istanbul is affected by globalization economically and spatially
4. To understand important urban sociology readings
5. To increase capacity for sociological imagination in the urban context.

Course Content

In this course, students will learn about walking as a sociological method and the transformation of Istanbul after 1950s, but especially after 1980s with the effects of neoliberal economic policies implemented in Turkey.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Orientation
2) Walking as a sociological method 1
3) Walking as a sociological method 2
4) Walking as a sociological method 3
5) Walking as a sociological method 4
6) Neighborhood as a community
7) Producing Urban Space
8) Modernization of İstanbul
8) Modernization of İstanbul
8) Modernization of İstanbul
9) Globalization of İstanbul
10) Change in İstanbul 1
11) Change in İstanbul 2
12) Change in İstanbul 3
13) Change in İstanbul 4
14) Overview and Discussion

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
1. Week: Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus
Mills, C.W. (1959). “Appendix: On Intellectual Craftsmanship” in the Sociological Imagination. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. 195-227.


2. Week: Walking as a sociological method 1

O’Neill, M. and B. Roberts (2020). “Methods on the Move: Moving Methods”, “Theorising Walking in the Sociological Imagination” in Walking Methods, Research on the Move. New York: Routledge. Pp. 13-71

3. Week: Walking as a sociological method 2
Wang, T. (2012). “Writing live fieldnotes: Towards a more open ethnography”. Ethnography Matters.
https://ethnographymatters.net/blog/2012/08/02/writing-live-fieldnotes-towards-a-more-open-ethnography/

Middleton, J. (2010). “Sense and the city: Exploring the Embodied Geographies of Urban Walking”, Social and Cultural Geography, 11(6):575-596.


4.Week: Walking as a sociological method 3
Jung, Y. (2014). “Mindful walking: The serendipitous journey of community-based ethnography”, Qualitative Inquiry, 20(5), 621-627.

Kusenbach, M. (2003). “Street phenomenology”, Ethnography, 4(3):455-485.


5. Week: Walking as a sociological method 4
Svensson M. (2021): “Walking in the historic neighbourhoods of Beijing: walking as an embodied encounter with heritage and urban developments”, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 27(8): 792-805.

Berardi, L. (2021). Neighborhood wisdom: an ethnographic study of localized street knowledge. Qualitative Sociology, 44(1), 103-124.

6. Neighborhood and Community

Jacobs, J. (2013). “The Uses of City Neighborhoods” in The Urban Sociology Reader by J. Lin and C. Mele London: Routledge. Pp. 50-58

7. Producing Urban Space
Harvey, D. (2013) “The Urban Process under Capitalism: A Framework for Analysis” in The Urban Sociology Reader by J. Lin and C. Mele London: Routledge. Pp. 100-108.

Logan, J. and H. Molotch (2013). “The City as a Growth Machine” in The Urban Sociology Reader by J. Lin and C. Mele London: Routledge. Pp. 109-118.

8 . Modernization of İstanbul
Tekeli, İ. (2010). “The Story of İstanbul’s Modernization”, Architectural Design, 80(1):32-39.

Karpat, K. (2004). “The Genesis of the Gecekondu: Rural Migration and Urbanization (1976)”, European Journal of Turkish Studies.1-16.

9.Week: Globalization of İstanbul
Keyder, Ç. (1999). “The Setting”. In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local" edited by Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp. 1-28.


Erder, S. (1999). “Where do you hail from?". In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local", edited by Ç. Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp 161-171.

10.Week: Change in Istanbul 1
Kuyucu, T. and Ö. Ünsal (2009). “‘Urban Transformation’ as State-led Property Transfer: An Analysis of Two Cases of Urban Renewal in Istanbul", Urban Studies, 47(7): 1479-1499.


11. Week: Change in İstanbul 2
Bartu-Candan, A. and B. Kolluoğlu (2008). “Emerging Spaces of Neoliberalism: a Gated Town and a Public Housing Project in İstanbul”, New Perspectives in Turkey, 39: 5-46.


12. Week: Change in İstanbul 3
Mills, A. (2006). “Boundaries of the nation in the space of the urban: landscape and social memory in Istanbul”, Cultural Geographies, 13: 367-394.

13. Week: Change in İstanbul 4
Erbaş, A.E. (2019). “Cultural Heritage Conservation and Culture-Led Tourism Conflict Within the Historic Site in Beyoğlu, İstanbul”, Sustainable Development and Planning, 10:647-659.

Walton, J.F. (2021). “Silhouettes and Submersions: Istanbul's Past from Above and Below”, Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, 8(1):11-22.
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References:
1. Week: Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus
Mills, C.W. (1959). “Appendix: On Intellectual Craftsmanship” in the Sociological Imagination. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. 195-227.


2. Week: Walking as a sociological method 1

O’Neill, M. and B. Roberts (2020). “Methods on the Move: Moving Methods”, “Theorising Walking in the Sociological Imagination” in Walking Methods, Research on the Move. New York: Routledge. Pp. 13-71

3. Week: Walking as a sociological method 2
Wang, T. (2012). “Writing live fieldnotes: Towards a more open ethnography”. Ethnography Matters.
https://ethnographymatters.net/blog/2012/08/02/writing-live-fieldnotes-towards-a-more-open-ethnography/

Middleton, J. (2010). “Sense and the city: Exploring the Embodied Geographies of Urban Walking”, Social and Cultural Geography, 11(6):575-596.


4.Week: Walking as a sociological method 3
Jung, Y. (2014). “Mindful walking: The serendipitous journey of community-based ethnography”, Qualitative Inquiry, 20(5), 621-627.

Kusenbach, M. (2003). “Street phenomenology”, Ethnography, 4(3):455-485.


5. Week: Walking as a sociological method 4
Svensson M. (2021): “Walking in the historic neighbourhoods of Beijing: walking as an embodied encounter with heritage and urban developments”, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 27(8): 792-805.

Berardi, L. (2021). Neighborhood wisdom: an ethnographic study of localized street knowledge. Qualitative Sociology, 44(1), 103-124.

6. Neighborhood and Community

Jacobs, J. (2013). “The Uses of City Neighborhoods” in The Urban Sociology Reader by J. Lin and C. Mele London: Routledge. Pp. 50-58

7. Producing Urban Space
Harvey, D. (2013) “The Urban Process under Capitalism: A Framework for Analysis” in The Urban Sociology Reader by J. Lin and C. Mele London: Routledge. Pp. 100-108.

Logan, J. and H. Molotch (2013). “The City as a Growth Machine” in The Urban Sociology Reader by J. Lin and C. Mele London: Routledge. Pp. 109-118.

8 . Modernization of İstanbul
Tekeli, İ. (2010). “The Story of İstanbul’s Modernization”, Architectural Design, 80(1):32-39.

Karpat, K. (2004). “The Genesis of the Gecekondu: Rural Migration and Urbanization (1976)”, European Journal of Turkish Studies.1-16.

9.Week: Globalization of İstanbul
Keyder, Ç. (1999). “The Setting”. In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local" edited by Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp. 1-28.


Erder, S. (1999). “Where do you hail from?". In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local", edited by Ç. Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp 161-171.

10.Week: Change in Istanbul 1
Kuyucu, T. and Ö. Ünsal (2009). “‘Urban Transformation’ as State-led Property Transfer: An Analysis of Two Cases of Urban Renewal in Istanbul", Urban Studies, 47(7): 1479-1499.


11. Week: Change in İstanbul 2
Bartu-Candan, A. and B. Kolluoğlu (2008). “Emerging Spaces of Neoliberalism: a Gated Town and a Public Housing Project in İstanbul”, New Perspectives in Turkey, 39: 5-46.


12. Week: Change in İstanbul 3
Mills, A. (2006). “Boundaries of the nation in the space of the urban: landscape and social memory in Istanbul”, Cultural Geographies, 13: 367-394.

13. Week: Change in İstanbul 4
Erbaş, A.E. (2019). “Cultural Heritage Conservation and Culture-Led Tourism Conflict Within the Historic Site in Beyoğlu, İstanbul”, Sustainable Development and Planning, 10:647-659.

Walton, J.F. (2021). “Silhouettes and Submersions: Istanbul's Past from Above and Below”, Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, 8(1):11-22.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Application 1 % 20
Field Work 5 % 25
Homework Assignments 1 % 15
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Field Work 2 2 4
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentations / Seminar 1 10 10
Project 1 30 30
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how advertising and brand communication works in a free-market economy. 2
2) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of advertising. 2
3) To be able to research, create, design, write, and present an advertising campaign and brand strategies of their own creation and compete for an account as they would at an advertising agency. 2
4) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data for a variety of products and services. 2
5) To be able to develop an understanding of the history of advertising as it relates to the emergence of mass media outlets and the importance of advertising in the marketplace. 2
6) To be able to follow developments, techniques, methods, as well as research in advertising field; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1) 2
7) To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise during implementation process in the Advertising field. 3
8) To be able to understand how advertising works in a global economy, taking into account cultural, societal, political, and economic differences that exist across countries and cultures. 2
9) To be able to approach the dynamics of the field with an integrated perspective, with creative and critical thinking, develop original and creative strategies. 2
10) To be able to to create strategic advertisements for print, broadcast, online and other media, as well as how to integrate a campaign idea across several media categories in a culturally diverse marketplace. 2
11) To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced-level computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level) 2
12) To be able to identify and meet the demands of learning requirements. 2
13) To be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of the core ethical principles of the advertising profession. 2