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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
NMD4901 | Media, Diversity and Discrimination | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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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 : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | Lind, R. An (2009). Race/Gender/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers ISBN-10: 0205537359 |
Course Objectives: | Discrimination is one of the main and deepest problems of today’s media as it is also a main problem for all societies. On the other hand, diversity is one of the most popular concepts in media. Focusing on media’s role on creating and distributing stereotypes and cultural images, this course aims to inform students about major theories on media, diversity and discrimination issues, to develop a critical perspective on media coverage and to be an occasion for students to deeply discuss about current media content. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course; -will have general knowledge about theories on diversity and discrimination, -will be able to analyze media content in a more critical and ethical way, -will be aware of the importance of diversity in media content and the danger of discriminative stereotypes in media, -will be able to develop a critical understanding towards today’s media environment, -will be informed about the concept of media literacy , -will be aware of real life discrimination and diversity issues since they will be prepared a comprehensive report on those topics for the course. |
This course will first provide students main theories about concepts of diversity, identity, differences and respect in a social manner. Students will be introduced about current global debates on the relationship between media and diversity and will be stimulated to put on their ideas in the class about same debates. Then the course will be directed towards the issue of discrimination. Students will be introduced the concept and will be motivated to discuss the concept through many examples from the media. In almost all weeks, a fiction or documentary film will be shown about that week’s subject for seeing the subject from different perspectives as well as for analyzing the film from a diversity and discrimination point of view. Students will also finish a semester project the medium of which will be chosen by themselves about diversity and/or discrimination in real life. This can be a TV, radio, internet or newspaper/magazine report. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the course | |
2) | Key concepts: stereotypes, discrimination, media pluralism and diversity | |
3) | Cultural diversity and minority groups 1: race and ethnicity | |
4) | Cultural diversity and minority groups 2: religion and ethnicity | |
5) | Discussion: Fact-Checking 101 | |
6) | Peace studies: Structural and cultural violence | |
7) | Gender studies part 1: image, role and social conditions of women Gender studies part 2: representation of LGBTQI+ and sexual orientation | |
8) | People with disabilities and age discrimination Media representation of children and young people | |
9) | Media pluralism and diversity | |
10) | Media pluralism 2.0: Digital threats and democracy | |
11) | Discussion: Can an algorithm be racist? | |
12) | Presentations | |
13) | Presentations | |
14) | Review of the term |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Eugenia Siapera. Cultural Diversity and Global Media: The Mediation of Difference. Sussex: Wiley Blackwell, 2010. John Fiske & John Hartley. Reading Television. London: Routledge, 2004. Laura Hurd Clarke. Facing Age: Women Growing Older in Anti-Aging Culture. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2011. |
References: | Eugenia Siapera. Cultural Diversity and Global Media: The Mediation of Difference. Sussex: Wiley Blackwell, 2010. John Fiske & John Hartley. Reading Television. London: Routledge, 2004. Laura Hurd Clarke. Facing Age: Women Growing Older in Anti-Aging Culture. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2011. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 151 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |