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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 |
GEP0505 | History of Mediterranean World | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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: | This course aims to cover the general history of the Mediterranean, focusing majorly on the social, economic, religious, linguistic, cultural and literary interactions in the Modern Ages. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; At the end of this semester, the students 1-will have a general notion of the Mediterranean geography, 2-will be able to compare/contrast the social groups of the Modern Ages with the comtemporary ones, 3-will have developed a complex understanding of the Mediterranean in all its façades: social, political, historical, economical, anthropological, etc., 4-will have created a developed vision of the cross-roads in the Mediterranean and their social/historical outcomes, 5-will have interpreted the state of war and peace in this geography and its major consequences on different levels. 6-will have analysed the clash between the state and the common people. |
The Mediterranean as a world of meeting point with its wide range of settled and “floating” population in the 16th and 17th centuries like couriers, agents, spies, double spies, triple spies, informants, merchants, renegades, double renegades, travellers, captains, religious figures belonging to different sects and men in exile will be analysed through outstanding works that offer a vivid profile of the Mediterranean in literature, cinema, theatre, etc. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The general historical geography of the Mediterranean. | |
2) | The major political powers in the Mediterrean in the Modern Ages. | |
3) | The Mediterranean island and their role in the political clashes. | |
4) | Maghreb as the periphery of the Ottoman Empire | |
5) | Corsairs as a social group uniting the North and the South. | |
6) | Pilgrims and the route to the Holy Land. | |
7) | Informants, spies and merchants | |
8) | The Spanish Inquisition and religious conflicts. | |
9) | Castles, watch-towers and “atalayas”. | |
10) | Mediterranean as a meeting point: cross-cultural issues. | |
11) | Outstanding sea-battles and their modern interpretations. | |
12) | Literary sources and their interpretations | |
13) | Genres to reconstruct the Modern Mediterranean History: Avisos, relaciones de sucesos, dispacci, etc. | |
14) | How to interpret the archival sources of the Modern Ages? | |
15) | Final Exam | |
16) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Roger Crowly, Empires of the Sea, İstanbul, 2008. |
References: | Athanasiadis-Novas,Giorgio: “Discorso Introduttivo”, Il Mediterraneo nella seconda metà del ‘500 alla luce di Lepanto, ed. Gino Benzoni, Olschki, Firenze, 1974, Haedo, Diego de:Topografía e historia de Argel, Madrid, 1927 Ibarra, Miguel Ángel de Bunes: La imagen de los musulmanes y del norte de Africa en la España de los siglos XVI y XVII, los caracteres de una historia, Madrid, 1989 Lafaye, Jacques:La era de Carlos V, Francisco y Solimán (1500-1557), Brevarios del Fondo de cultura económica, México, 1999. Malvezzi, Aldobrandino: L’islamismo e la cultura europea, Firenze, 1956. Preto, Paolo: Venezia e i turchi, Firenze, 1975, Pursuit of Power: Venetian Ambassadors’ reports on Spain, Turkey & France in the age of Philip II, 1560-1600. ed. & trans. James C. Davis, NY, Evanston, London, 1970 Sherley, Anthony : Le “Peso Político de todo el Mundo”´, ed. Xavier Flores, (D’Anthony Sherley ou un aventurier anglais de l’Espagne. Paris, Bibliothèque Générale de L’école Pratique des Hautes études, 1963. Vacalopoulos, Apostolos E. : The Greek Nation 1453-1669. The Cultural & Economic background of Modern Greek Society. 1976, Wheatcroft, Andrew: Infidels: A History of the conflict between Christendom and Islam. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Field Work | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 4 | 10 | 40 |
Midterms | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 100 |
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.). | 5 |
2) | They have knowledge about art culture and aesthetics and they provide the unity of theory and practice in their field. | 5 |
3) | They are aware of national and international values in performing arts. | 3 |
4) | Abstract and concrete concepts of performing arts; can transform it into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | 3 |
5) | They have the sensitivity to run a business successfully in their field. | 1 |
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. | 5 |
8) | They develop the ability to perceive, design, and apply multidimensionality by having knowledge about artistic criticism methods. | 2 |
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. | 3 |
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. | 5 |
14) | Within the Performing Arts Program, according to the field of study; have competent technical knowledge in the field of acting and musical theater. | 3 |
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. |