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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
AKE 6048	GENDER AND HISTORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to give students the ability to acquire and apply knowledge of gender to historical texts

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To have knowledge about gender studies.
2	To have a basic knowledge of some gender based concepts.
3	To be capable of interpreting primary sources on gender studies and doing textual analysis.
4	To be capable of using course s terminology
5	To have a basic knowledge of theories used in gender studies and to avoid sexist language.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction: Gender
2	Reflection on societal views about women
3	The multiple roles of women in society
4	Women in history
5	Current roles of women
6	Gender sensitive history education
7	Advancement of Women and Women s Rights in History
8	MIDTERM
9	Defining some basic concepts about gender
10	Defining some basic concepts about gender
11	Gender Analysis
12	Gender- Neutral Language
13	Summing up
14	General Evaluation
15	FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Çakır, Serpil, Akgökçe, Necla, eds. Farklı Feminizmler Açısından Kadın Araştırmalarında Yöntem. Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık,
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble. New York: Routledge, 1990.
Guidelines on Gender-Neutral Language. UNESCO, 1999.
Gender Sensitivity: A Training Manual. UNESCO, 1997.
Supplementary Book(s):
Ecevit, Y., ve Karkıner, N, eds. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını, 2011
Joan Wallach Scott. Gender and the Politics of History. Columbia UP, 1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be based on lectures and class discussions.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

to be announced

Assessment Criteria

To abide by ethical criteria in academic work.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 class attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0-232-3018654

Office Hours

Monday: 8:30-9:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation before/after weekly lectures	13	6	78
Preparation for Mid-term Exam	1	25	25
Preparation for Final Exam	1	30	30
Preparing Presentations	1	25	25
Final	1	4	4
Mid-term	1	4	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			205

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.6	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5
LO.2	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5
LO.3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5
LO.4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5
LO.5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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