PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SOC1005	Introduction to Anthropology	Spring Fall	3	0	3	6

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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 :	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.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course will be able to:

(1)Develop an understanding of Anthropology, its origins and its conditions of emergence.

(2) Analyse core concepts of Anthropology

(3)Describe relationship between Anthropology and colonialism

(4)Develop a perspective on how to conceptualize culture

(5)Examine major socio cultural institutions and practices such as Kinship, Family and Marriage

(6)Develop a conceptualization of Nature. Explore the relationship between nature and culture

(7)Develop a critical perspective on concepts that are taken for granted in our daily lives

(8)Develop competence on linking concepts and theories of anthropology with existing socio cultural practices

(9)Develop an understanding of human cultural variety

Course Content

The course has two main sections. In the first part, it will introduce students to the world of anthropology by examining its origins, scope, main paradigms, and by developing a theoretical understanding of what culture is. Second section consists of using the main perspectives developed in the first part in exploring some of the main themes and topics of anthropology such as family, kinship, gender, and nature.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and course outline
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

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz. Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Third Edition. Boston: McGraw Hill. 2007 Renato Rosaldo. Culture and Truth. , Boston: Beacon Press. 1993
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Quizzes	5	% 15
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 45
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Quizzes	5	10	50
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			152

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)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.