COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FEMINISM AND GENDER IN TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6043 FEMINISM AND GENDER IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to understand, learn and interpret feminist and gender theories. With the help of these theories, it is important to be able to establish order-building mechanisms for the whole society. It is a course that encourages reflection on social stratification, social policies, and social inequalities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn feminist and gender theories
2   To learn the application areas of feminist and gender theories
3   To understand social structure and relationships through feminist and gender theories
4   To be able to develop an analytical perspective on social stratification, social policies, social inequalities
5   To examine the national and international forms of theories and practices in this field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of feminist theories
2 Examples from feminist theorists
3 Examples from feminist theorists
4 Examples from feminist theorists
5 Examples from feminist theorists
6 Gender and Queer studies
7 Examples of gender and queer studies
8 Examples of gender and queer studies
9 Examples of gender and queer studies
10 Examples of gender and queer studies
11 Application Projects
12 Application Projects
13 Application Projects
14 Application Projects

Recomended or Required Reading

Donovan, Josephine. Feminist Teori: Entelektüel Gelenekler. Istanbul, Iletişim Yayınları, 2014 (8. Baskı)
Foucault, Michel. Cinselliğin Tarihi, Istanbul, Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2007 (2. Baskı), 61-99
Scott, Joan Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Faydalı bir Tarihsel Analiz Kategorisi, Feminist Tarihin Peşinde, Istanbul: BGST Yayınları, 2013, 61-104; 181-196
Yuval-Davis, Nira. Cinsiyet ve Millet. Istanbul, Iletişim yayınları, 2003,24-35
Young, Iris Marion. Yaşanan Bedene Karşı Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Toplumsal Yapı ve Öznellik Üzerine Düşünceler. Cogito: Feminizm. Istanbul, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Sayı 58, Bahar 2009, 39-56
Butler, Judith. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Düzenlemeleri. Cogito: Feminizm. Istanbul, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Sayı 58, Bahar 2009, 73-92
Butler, Judith. Kritik Queer. Queer Tahayyül. Ed: Sibel Yardımcı& Özlem Güçlü. Istanbul, Sel Yayıncılık, 2013, 121-148
Butler, Judith. Cinsiyet Belası: Feminizmin ve Kimliğin Altüst Edilmesi. Istanbul, Metis Yayınları, 2005.
Sancar, Serpil (Ed.) Birkaç Arpa Boyu: 21. Yüzyıla Girerken Türkiye de Feminist Çalışmalar. Ed: Serpil Sancar. Istanbul, Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** 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

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 60 60
Field study 1 20 20
Reading 10 10 100
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Project Final Presentation 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 239

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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