NEW MEDIA
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
GEP0203	Globalization and Istanbul	Spring	3	0	3	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	The course’s main purpose is to raise awareness of students on the transformations that are happening in Istanbul with the rise of globalization process. At the end, the student will understand how to evaluate the practice of neoliberal urbanization within the context of Istanbul.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Define the origin of capitalism and urbanization, recognise the thoughts of Michel Foucault on governmentality, describe the meaning of globalization within an economical context, relate globalization process and Istanbul, interpreting the influences of globalization on Istanbul, debate the economic globalization and consumption culture in Istanbul, summarise the genesis of neoliberal globalization in Turkey, recognise the problems of neoliberal urban transformation in Istanbul, evaluate the idea of global city in terms of Istanbul example

Course Content

• Globalization
• Economic perspective of Globalization
• Neoliberal Globalization
• Neoliberalism and Urbanization
• Istanbul and Neoliberal Turkey
• Urban Gentrification in Istanbul
• Consumption Culture in Istanbul

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	What is Globalization?	Reading Eric Hobsbawm’s text
3)	Neoliberal Transformation in Turkey	Litereture of Ziya Öniş and Fikret Şenses
4)	Daily Life in Istanbul	Movie Projection
5)	Being Istanbullite and Arabesk Culture	The reading of Ayşe Öncü
6)	Globalization and Istanbul	Martin Stokes’ article
7)	New Life Styles and Lifespaces	Rıfat Bali’s reading
8)	Guest Lecturer	Geoffrey Bowe makes a presentation
9)	Urban Gentrification	Çağlar Keyder’s literature
10)	Urban Gentrification 2	Presentation on the transformation of Tarlabaşı
11)	Global Culture of Consumption and Housing in Istanbul	The reading of Ayşe Öncü
12)	The Transformation of Asmalimescit and Cihangir	The reading of Nihal Coşkun & Selcen Yalçın
13)	Documentary	The documentary is called Ekümenepolis
14)	Revision
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Hobsbawm, Eric. (2007) Globalisation, Democracy and Terrorism, London: Abacus. pp. 1-15

Öniş, Ziya & Fikret Şenses. (2009) “The New Phase of Neo-liberal Restructing in Turkey”, in Turkey and the Global Economy by Ziya Öniş & Fikret Şenses, New York: Routledge. pp. 1-10

Öncü, Ayşe. (1999) “Istanbulites and Others: The Cultural Cosmology of Being Middle Class in the Era of Globalism”, in Çağlar Keyder İstanbul: Between the Global and Local, USA: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, pp. 95-120

Stokes, Martin. (1999) “Sounding Out: The Culture Industries and Globalization of Istanbul”, in Çağlar Keyder İstanbul: Between the Global and Local, USA: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, pp. 121-140

Bali, Rıfat. (2009) From Tarz-ı Hayat to Life Style, İstanbul: İletişim, pp.134-174

Öncü, Ayşe. (1997) “The Myth of the ‘Ideal Home’: Travel Across Culture Border to Istanbul”, in Ayşe Öncü and Petra Weyland Space, Culture and Power: New Identities in Globalizing Cities, USA: Macmillan.

Coşkun, Nihal & Selcen Yalçın. (2007) “Gentrification In a Globalising World, Case Study: Istanbul”,

References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Quizzes	3	% 10
Homework Assignments	2	% 5
Project	2	% 5
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
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
Application	2	2	4
Project	2	4	8
Quizzes	3	6	18
Midterms	1	10	10
Final	1	10	10
Total Workload			92

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)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.