PERFORMING ARTS
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)	They acquire theoretical, historical and aesthetic knowledge specific to their field by using methods and techniques related to performing arts (acting, dance, music, etc.).	2
2)	They have knowledge about art culture and aesthetics and they provide the unity of theory and practice in their field.	2
3)	They are aware of national and international values in performing arts.	2
4)	Abstract and concrete concepts of performing arts; can transform it into creative thinking, innovative and original works.	1
5)	They have the sensitivity to run a business successfully in their field.	3
6)	Develops the ability to perceive, think, design and implement multidimensional from local to universal.	3
7)	They have knowledge about the disciplines that the performing arts field is related to and can evaluate the interaction of the sub-disciplines within their field.	2
8)	They develop the ability to perceive, design, and apply multidimensionality by having knowledge about artistic criticism methods.	3
9)	They can share original works related to their field with the society and evaluate their results and question their own work by using critical methods.	1
10)	They follow English language resources related to their field and can communicate with foreign colleagues in their field.	1
11)	By becoming aware of national and international values in the field of performing arts, they can transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original works.	3
12)	They can produce original works within the framework of an interdisciplinary understanding of art.	2
13)	Within the framework of the Performing Arts Program and the units within it, they become individuals who are equipped to take part in the universal platform in their field.	3
14)	Within the Performing Arts Program, according to the field of study; have competent technical knowledge in the field of acting and musical theater.	2
15)	They use information and communication technologies together with computer software that is at least at the Advanced Level of the European Computer Use License as required by the field.	3