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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
GEP0507 Orientalism Fall
Spring
3 0 3 3
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 objective of this course is to examine how the West shapes its ideological prejudices and perspectives through literature, political ideologies and research towards the East and to look at what Orientalism meant in Turkish intellectual and political history.

Learning Outcomes

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

1)discuss major theories on Orientalism particularly focing on Edward Said’s work
2)employ historical and sociological perspectives relating to the development of the orientlist thought
3)evaluate the dynamics of globalism and European Union
4)examine the evolution of orientalism and its effects on other mediums, with a particular emphasis on artefacts from architecture, art, literature, music and film and will seek to uncover the basis for the enduring popular opinions on it.

Course Content

Orientalism, political history, Globalism

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Orientalism: definitions Reading
3) East & West and Its Western Interpreters Reading
4) Representations versus "The Real" East Reading
5) Imagining the East and the West: Literature Reading
6) Imagining the East and the West: Politics Reading
7) Orientalism in Film Reading
8) Orientalist Art: Today and the Past Reading and Research
9) Orientalism: Mass media and music Reading
10) Orientalism: Power, Gender and Race Reading
11) Orientalism: Nationalism and Imperialism Reading
12) Orientalism and Terrorism Reading
13) European Union and Turkey Reading
14) Globalism: America and Middle East Reading
15) Final Exam
16) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Orientalism by Edward Said
References: My own lecture notes, slides and powerpoints

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Quizzes 5 5 25
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 99

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) List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2) Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3) Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4) Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5) Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6) Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7) Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8) Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9) Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10) Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11) Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12) Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13) Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14) Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15) Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16) Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17) Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18) Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.