COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF MUSIC

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBS 4001 SOCIOLOGY OF MUSIC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Music Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYHAN EROL

Offered to

Graphic
Cinema and Television
Music Sciences
Musicology
Textile
Textile and Fashion Design Department

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explore the complex relationships between music and society by considering the studies based on sociology and ethnomusicology. Musical practices and discourses, ranging from western music to traditional Turkish art music, folk music to popular music, will be examined in terms of the social contexts. Special attention is given to the issues regarding musical life in Turkey (historical, contemporary, etc.).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students who succesfully complete this course should be able to: recognize the relationship between musicology and social sciences.
2   grasp the relationship between music studies and sociology as a social science.
3   describe basic concepts and theories in sociology.
4   determine the difference of music studies based on sociological perspective from other disciplines.
5   discuss historical or contemporary musical facts as the practical and discursive fields.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: social sciences, sociology, and sociology of music
2 Society, community, culture, and subculture
3 State, politics, tradition, west, and westernization
4 Discussion (Western music in the Ottoman state)
5 Social transformation, revolution, nation-state, and ideology
6 Legality, legitimacy, democracy, tolerance, modern, modernization
7 Discussion (the Turkish state's music policies during the early republican period)
8 Cultural pluralism, musical value, common sense, elitism, ethnocentrism
9 Aesthetics in musicology: autonomous and heteronomous perspectives
10 Social context and musical text
11 Psychology, social psychology, personality, self
12 Psychology of music; perception, emotion, affection
13 Discussion (Associative structure in the perception of music: Yanik)
14 Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Behar, Cem. (1987) Türk Musıkisi Üzerine Denemeler, Istanbul: Pan Yay.
Erol, Ayhan (1998) 'Siyasal Bir Eylem Olarak Osmanlı Devletinde Batı Müziği'. Tarih ve Toplum, 178, (4-17).
Erol, Ayhan (2002) Popüler Müziği Anlamak, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları.
Erol, Ayhan (2007) 'Associative structure in the perception of music: The case of Turkish Yanık', Journal of interdisciplinary music studies, 1, (86-97)
Erol, Ayhan (2009) Müzik Üzerine Düşünmek, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları.
Erol, Ayhan (2012) 'Music, Power, and Symbolic Violence: The Turkish State's Music Policies During the Early Republican Period', European Journal of Cultural Studies, 15 (1) 35-52.
Özbek, Meral (1991) Popüler Kültür ve Orhan Gencebay Arabeski, Iletişim Yay. Ist
Stokes, Martin (1998) Türkiye'de Arabesk Olayı, Iletişim Yayınları. Ist.
Swengewood, Alan (1998) Sosyolojik Düşüncenin Kısa Tarihi, Bilim ve Sanat Yay. Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The courses are based on important texts such as books, chapters and articles considering the basic concepts of sociology. Thus, the student will be able to grasp and discuss the relationship between a sociological concept and a musical fact.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ATT ATTENDANCE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.30


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%70 attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ayhan EROL
aerol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

p.tesi:13.30-16.30
perş: 15.30-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 11 11
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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