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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 4032 POPULAR CULTURE AND EVERYDAY LIFE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEBIYE KONUK KANDEMIR

Offered to

Sociology Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

To understand the importance of the reproduction of popular culture and daily life in understanding today's social world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand method and concepts of popular culture studies 2   to understand the centrality of popular culture in the reproduction of everyday life 3   to understand if popular culture emerges as against elite culture or interacts with it 4   to understand the relationship between mass media and popular culture 5   to understand the relationship between popular culture and estetization of everyday life 6   to understand popular culture is not free from power relations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Popular Culture as a Field of Research 2 Popular Culture and Everyday Life 3 Elements of Popular Culture and Social structure, family, education, economy etc. 4 Reproduction of Everydayness and Popular Culture 5 Popular Culture and Consumption I 6 Popular Culture and digitalization 7 Midterm 8 Mass Society, Mass Communication and Popular Culture 9 Popular Culture and Fashion 10 Popular Culture and Media I 11 Mass Media and Popular Culture I TRADITIONAL 12 Mass Media and Popular Culture II NEW MEDIA 13 Popular Culture and Elite Culture: Opposition or Interaction 14 Popular Culture as a Field of Research 15 Popular Culture and Everyday Life 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Henri Lefebvre, 1998, Modern Dünyada Gündelik Hayat, Istanbul: Metis 2. David Chaney, 1996, Yaşam Tarzları, Ankara: Dost Yayınevi 3.Nurdan Gürbilek, 2003, Vitrinde Yaşamak, Iistanbul: Metis 4. Stanley, Popüler Kültür Çalışmalarına Giriş

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nebiye.konukkandemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparing assignments 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 Project Assignment 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 LO.2 4 3 3 4 LO.3 4 4 3 4 LO.4 4 4 3 LO.5 4 4 LO.6 3 5