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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
KAY 639	GENDER, POLITICS AND POPULAR CULTURE	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Doctorate Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	This course aims to first examine some of the tools that cultural studies, feminist studies, queer studies, critical race studies and critical disability studies use to analyse and understand popular cultures and representations in Turkey and in the world. Then examine some of the main feminist critiques of popular cultural representations and constructions of gender, race, class, sexuality. Throughout the course we will also be examining “alternative” cultures, artists, texts or media products that seek to disrupt, contest or challenge mainstream culture.
Course Content	Examines constructions of gender and sexuality in popular culture. Feminist analysis of the ways in which social relations of gender, race and sexuality have been conceptualized and experienced in relation to the institutions, technologies, practices and representations of popular culture.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Gains deep personal reflection on how we have come to understand notions of sex and gender, man and woman, through our everyday consumption of popular culture.
2	Explains the impact of gender construction as a social justice issue that concerns us all equally
3	Critically analyze a popular media product
4	Engage in a critical conversation on popular culture
5	Produce original exploratory and analytical writing, use revision techniques to reorganize ideas in the field of popular culture and gender

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	5	70
Final examination	1	57	57
Report / Project	1	60	60
Presentation (Student)	1	8	8
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
KAY 639	GENDER, POLITICS AND POPULAR CULTURE	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2021-2022 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. NİGAR DEĞİRMENCİ	ndegirmenci@pau.edu.tr		İİBF A0322	%

Goals		This course aims to first examine some of the tools that cultural studies, feminist studies, queer studies, critical race studies and critical disability studies use to analyse and understand popular cultures and representations in Turkey and in the world. Then examine some of the main feminist critiques of popular cultural representations and constructions of gender, race, class, sexuality. Throughout the course we will also be examining “alternative” cultures, artists, texts or media products that seek to disrupt, contest or challenge mainstream culture.
Content		Examines constructions of gender and sexuality in popular culture. Feminist analysis of the ways in which social relations of gender, race and sexuality have been conceptualized and experienced in relation to the institutions, technologies, practices and representations of popular culture.

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Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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