Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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Course Coordinator : |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYŞEGÜL AKDEMİR |
Recommended Optional Program Components: |
"." |
Course Objectives: |
The aim of this course is twofold: First, students will be introduced to the core ideas and concepts of anthropology such as culture, nature, ethnography, social stratifications, kinship systems, race, gender, marriage, sexuality, religion etc. Examples from various human groups around the globe will be used to develop an understanding of these core concepts, ideas and themes. Secondly, we will bring in these concepts and perspectives into our own lives to develop an informed analysis of the Turkish society. |
Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction and course outline |
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2) |
What is anthropology |
Horace Miner, “Body Ritual of the Nacirema” |
3) |
Origins of Anthropology |
Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 1 |
4) |
Early anthropological theories: Social Evolutionism |
McGee & Warms “Nineteenth-Century Evoltionism” |
5) |
Early anthropological theories: Cultural Relativism |
McGee & Warms “Historical Particularism” |
6) |
Culture and colonial heritage |
Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 2 |
7) |
Critique of ‘Culture’ |
Renato Rosaldo “The Erosion of Classic Norms” |
8) |
Midterm |
Course review and midterm |
9) |
Kinship and Descent |
Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 9 |
10) |
Family |
Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 9 cont'd. |
11) |
Marriage |
Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 10 |
12) |
Sex and Gender |
Donna Haraway, “Is Female to Male as Nature Is to Culture” |
13) |
Gender inequalities |
Anne Fausto-Sterling, “The Five Sexes: Why Male and Female Are Not Enough” |
14) |
Nature / Culture I |
TBA |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society |
4 |
2) |
Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art |
3 |
3) |
Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area |
1 |
4) |
Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey |
1 |
5) |
Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product |
2 |
6) |
Being able to write a script ready to be shot |
2 |
7) |
Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment |
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8) |
Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations |
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9) |
Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages |
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10) |
Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage |
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11) |
Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white |
3 |
12) |
Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility |
5 |