COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERCULTURAL DIALOG, MEDIATION AND MUSIC

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZB 5036 INTERCULTURAL DIALOG, MEDIATION AND MUSIC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IBRAHIM YAVUZ YÜKSELSIN

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to advance theoretical, methodological and analitical skills of the students for evaluation of literary (written in Turkish and English), visual and aural resources about concept of cultural mediation, and the intercultural role of music and musicians to negotiation and resolving conflicts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To approach 'cultural mediation' from intercultural pespective and to explain theoretical and practical aspects of the mediating role of music and musicians,
2   To define the cultural, stylistic and technical characteristics of musical practices which were discuss in class,
3   To comprehend the important roles of Roma(n) [Gypsies] national and international environments,
4   To research a specific problem which related with cultural mediation, and to present and discuss the results,
5   To follow and evaluate the international knowledges relevant to his/her research field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Cultural Mediation: Terminology and Concepts
2 Cultural Mediation: Conceptual Models and Definitions
3 Music and Musicianship as a Medium of Cultural Mediation
4 Intercultural Dialogue: A Case of Greek and Turkish Societies of Cyprus
5 The Aims and Methods of Cultural Mediation
6 Cultural Mediation, Roma(n) (Gypsies) and Music
7 Cultural and Professional Characteristics of Roma(n)/Gypsy- Musicians which related with Cultural Mediation
8 Cultural Mediation, Liminality and Music: The Case of Pergamon (Bergama) Nuptial Rites
9 `Transformation' as a Cultural Mediation Method: A Case of Kırkpinar Oilwresting Festivity
10 Culture-Focused Studies and Mediation
11 Presentation of Assignments
12 Presentation of Assignments
13 Presentation of Assignments
14 Presentation of Assignments

Recomended or Required Reading

Bochner, Stephen. (1981). The Social Psychology of Cultural Mediation , The Mediating Person: Bridges Between Cultures, Ed: Stephen Bochner, G K Hall & Co, pp:6-36.
Debrix, François. (2003). Introduction: Rituals of Mediation , Rituals of Mediation: International Politics and Social Meaning, Ed: François Debrix and Cynthia Weber, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp: xxi-xlii.
Duygulu, Melih. (2006). Türkiye de Çingene Müziği: Batı Grubu Romanlarında Müzik Kültürü, Istanbul: Pan Yayıncılık.
Hall, Stuart 1998a. Kültürel Kimlik ve Diaspora , Kimlik: Topluluk, Kültür, Farklılık, Ed. John Rutherford, (Çev. Irem Sağlamer), Istanbul: Sarmal Yayınevi, ss. 173-192.
________ 1998b. Yerel ve Küresel: Küreselleşme ve Etniklik , (Mak Çev. S.Hakan Tuncel), Kültür, Küreselleşme ve Dünya Sistemi, Ed. Anthony D. King, (çev. GülcanSeçkin ve Ümit Hüsrev Yolsal), Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, ss. 39-61.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses:
Lectures and presentations supported with audio-visual examples which reflect cultural and social aspects of music in everyday life of Western and Non-Western societies. Courses are base upon to understand and discuss the mediating role of music and professional musicians (especiall Gypsy musicians) in intercultural and multicultural societies.

Assignments:
Assignments aim to orientate the students to research on specific topics; and to presentation and discussion of results in class environment. Assignments are perform as individually or group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FCG * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course assessment criteria are specified in the course assessment methods/plans.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70% of lectures is compulsory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism is subject to official investigation
3. Deadline of assignments and presentations must be strictly followed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: iyavuz@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0-232-412 92 03

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Design Project 1 35 35
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 147

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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