ARCHITECTURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
SOC3091 | Readings in Urban Studies | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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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 |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
Course Objectives: | The course is designed to analyze the major changes in the Mediterranean cities and societies in the Modern Ages. The urban profile of the Mediterranean in the cinquecento, with the emergence of new social classes, (eg. picaroons), social and moral decadence in the urban side, paradoxical coexistence of the Spanish Inquisition and the deviations from the norm, economic boom which ended up in bankruptcy will be interpreted. Peasants who flooded into the growing towns, wages that lagged behind prices, immense expansion of the overseas trade, over-population and many other façades of this social metamorphosis will be analyzed hand in hand with the literary genres, archival data and various readings. The drastic change in the social profile which is perfectly portrayed in the shift from the chivalric romances to the newly-flourishing novel genre will be discussed. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course will be able to: (1)Learn the urban structures and societies in the late Middle and Modern Ages in the both sides of the Mediterranean. (2)Analyse the radical urban changes, -hand in hand with the rural metamorphosis, - in the Mediterranean basin, which simply constitutes a small model for the whole Europe. (3)Analyze the drastic social changes in the Mediterranean cities with the emerging of the Modern State. (4)Interpret the classical and new literary genres (e.g. Novel and picaresque novel) to analyze the urban societies of the age. (5)Develop new skills to interpret the archival data (Avisos, dispacci, etc) to reconstruct the urban profile in the Mediterranean. (6)Make use of visual data (engravings, miniatures, pictures etc.) to re-draw the social portrait in the Modern Ages. Investigate the norms and deviations from the norm in the Mediterranean. |
This course aims to describe the social living of people who live in Mediteranean area.Culture, perceptions, religious views, occupations, art perceptions and other additional componenta will be analysed. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | General Mediterranean geography: cities, routes, ethnic groups, etc. | |
2) | The Mediterranean city in the late Middle and Modern ages: transformation and transfiguration | |
3) | Major social groups in the Mediterranean basin. | |
4) | : Religion as the basis of outstanding political and economical clashes and its effects on the urban profiles. | |
5) | Criminal urban social groups and phenomena. | |
6) | Crime and punishment | |
7) | Norms and deviation from the norms in the urban societies. | |
8) | : The Spanish Inquisition and its reflections on social values. | |
9) | Midterm | Exam preparation and midterm |
10) | Corruption and degeneration: Picaresque society. | |
11) | Seville-Algiers-Constantinople: Babel towers of the Modern Ages. | |
12) | : A corrupted sea: Corsairs and pirates. Danger in the seas and on land. | |
13) | Pauperism in the urban side. Oral presentation in the classroom (20 min) | Research project submission |
14) | Urban catastrophes: wars, epidemic diseases and famine. Oral presentation in the classroom (10 min) | Research project submission |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ders notu yoktur. |
References: | Alexandre Cowan (ed.), Mediterranean Urban Culture, 1400-1700, University of Exeter Press, 2004. Lila Leontidou, The Mediterranean city in transition: social change and urban development, 2006, Athens. Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, NY, 1974. Giovanni Boccacio, The Decameron. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote. And other partial readings will be provided. Diğer okumalar dersin hocası tarafından verilecektir. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Field Work | 2 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research. | |
2) | Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods. | |
3) | Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales. | |
4) | Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture. | |
5) | Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work. | |
6) | Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests. | |
7) | Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture. | |
8) | Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies. | |
9) | Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety. | |
10) | Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes. |