COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POPULAR CULTURE STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 5024 POPULAR CULTURE STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEMAN GIRESUNLU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to analyze theoretical content, exemplary popular culture research as well as contemporary popular culture issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn about categorizations such as high and low popular culture within its respective historical context of the United States.
2   Sudents will acquire new terminology in the area of popular culture studies.
3   students will reinforce their knowledge with continous online access to the course's diverse learning material.
4   Students will become acquainted with critical perspectives such as race, class and gender in culture studies and popular culture analysis.
5   Students will find venue to reasess their knowledge of critical theories as part of popular culture studies in contemporary times.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Nachbar Lause Section 1 Nachbar & L ause /course books maybe subject to change each semester. Introduction to popular culture concepts Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing
2 Myths beliefs and values in Popular culture Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
3 Meaning of Power and popular icons Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
4 Meaning of Stereotypes Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
5 Heroes in American Popular Culture Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
6 Rituals in American Popular Culture Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
7 Formulas in American Popular Culture Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
8 Class Discussion Class Discussion
9 Western Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
10 Tv programs and serials Lecture power point presentation/movie documentary viewing/discussion
11 Monster movies Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
12 Magical Transformations: Popular romances from the 1950s to 1980s Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
13 Generation X and new trends in Popular Culture Lecture power point presentations /movie documentary viewing/discussion
14 General Evaluation General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Jack Nachbar and Kevin Lause, Popular Culture: An introductory Text (Bowling Green State University Popular Press) 1992 and additional visual material.
Syllabus maybe altered with prior notice.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. All selected teaching material; written and visual are to be notified prior to the semester. Syllabi maybe altered with prior notice. Lectures maybe inclusive of power point presentations; black board use, and handouts.
2. Teaching material is posted on the blog site (online) allowing for duly class preparation.
3. Documentaries paused at intervals, constitute of audio/visual aid in learning.
Computer applications:
The Course Blog constitutes of a teaching aid disseminating corresponding audio visual texts, as well as class related announcements.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods


Midterm: (%35)
Midterm exam will be in test form, inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended
type questions. This exam aims to test student understanding of acquired information.
Final: (%40 )
Final exam will be in test form, inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended type
questions. This exam aims to test student understanding of acquired information
Additionally research projects maybe assigned.

Assessment Criteria

1. Exam questions require memorization of a concept, an author s name, a literary work, an aspect specific to an era, the name of a particular style, the essence of an intellectual trend etc.
2. In multiple-choice text exam answers are constant.
3. In Fill in the blank type questions correct answers and answers that are closest to the correct answer are accepted as correct. If the correct answer is worth two points (2) the answer closest to correct is to be graded as one (1) point.
4. In open ended type questions students are expected to remember a definition at its best possible form in a cause and effect relationship, showing their best understanding of it. If the correct answer is worth two points (2) the answer closest to correct is to be graded as one (1) point.
5. Test questions are commensurate with issues covered during the half semester in concern, and are prepared so as to allow for due response time. Also research papers maybe assigned. ( MLA Style guide latest version)
6. In grading bell curve may be applied, with 70 median. University Oracle system is employed in the implementation of this calculation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1) Class attendance is compulsory (%70)
2) Students held exempt from participation to the class, are expected to stay updated with the current year's syllabus
as it maybe subject to alteration.
3) Students are expected to abide by the academic code of ethics.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Faculty of Letters

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
Quiz etc. 5 1 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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