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Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to the Course.
Review of general concepts (renaissance, reform…) |
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2) |
16th century England
The Tudors, Queen Elizabeth, Literature and art in the 16th century
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3) |
Life and works of Shakespeare.
His life, works, general characteristics of his works, common themes (from selected texts), his tragedies, comedies and historical plays. |
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4) |
Shakespeare’s Tragedies Terms related to tragedy (tragic hero, tragic flaw…)
Close reading - Hamlet...
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5) |
Hamlet:morality, corruption, ambition, action—madness
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Reading - Hamlet |
6) |
Hamlet
Viewing parts of two film adaptations of Hamlet:
Laurence Olivier’s 1948 version and Kenneth Branagh’s 1997 version
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7) |
Shakespeare the Poet
What is a sonnet?
The “ Young Man” and the “Dark Lady”
Themes: Art, immortality, time, death
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8) |
Review |
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9) |
Guest lecturer - discussion of one of the plays we've watched. |
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10) |
One of Shakespeare's tragedies (Macbeth, Othello or Merchant of Venice) |
Reading |
11) |
Continue analyzing the play (tragedy). |
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12) |
Shakespeare’s Comedies Theme
Appearance and Reality
How Shakespeare constructes a complex orchestration between different characters and between appearance and reality and how he uses this pattern to comment on a variety of human foibles. Selected readings from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Reading - A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
13) |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream continued... |
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14) |
Shakespeare’s Fools:
The wisdom of Shakespeare’s fools.
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15) |
Final Exam |
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16) |
Final Sınavı |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. |
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2) |
To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels |
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3) |
To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. |
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4) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes |
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5) |
To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills |
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6) |
To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. |
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7) |
To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. |
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8) |
To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective |
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9) |
To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge |
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10) |
To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects |
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11) |
To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. |
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12) |
To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |
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