COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC SPACE DEBATE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5021 PUBLIC SPACE DEBATE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEBIYE KONUK KANDEMIR

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

In this course, the public sphere will be heoretically discussed as a concept. The state, public opinion, media, women, politics, civil society and the city will be discussed with the concept of public sphere in the historical process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquire basic knowledge about the Concept of Public Sphere.
2   Learn the theories about the Concept of Public Sphere.
3   Gain a critical perspective on the concept.
4   Gains a perspective to discuss public space debates together with other fields.
5   Gains knowledge about new public Spheres.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Public Space - Conceptual approach
2 Public Space - Theoretical approach - I
3 Public Space - Theoretical approach - II
4 Habermas and the Public Sphere
5 Models of Public Space
6 Public Space and the State
7 Public Sphere and Public Opinion
8 Midterm exam
9 Media and Public Sphere Debates
10 Law and the Public Sphere
11 Public Space and the City
12 Public Space and Women
13 Public Space and Politics
14 Public Space and Civil Society
15 Transformation of Public Spaces
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana Kaynaklar:

Özbek, M. (2004). Giriş: kamusal alanın sınırları. Kamusal alan, 19-89.
Habermas, J, Kamusal Alan, Ansiklopedik Bir Makale, Birikim Dergisi, Sayı 70, s.62-66
Habermas, J., Kamusallığın Yapısal Dönüşümü, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010
Negt, O. ve Kluge, A., Kamusal Alan ve Tecrübeye Giriş, Kamusal Alan (der: M. Özbek)içinde , Hil Yayınları, Istanbul, 2004


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To start a sustainable dialog with the students through mutual conversations about their "works", and identifying the references to contemporary art by making reading/watching suggestions in parallel to the works produced.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm exam.
LO 3-5: It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the final exam.
In addition, students' preparation for the lecture and participation in the discussion will determine the final evaluation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nebiye.konukkandemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment. (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 4 56
Reading 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final Assignment 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13
LO.2
LO.33
LO.4
LO.53

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