Cultural History

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The contents of the course include main theoretical approaches to the concept of culture and main informations about cultural signs, products and personalities that have an important place in the history of culture and civilisation.

Weekly Schedule

1) General information on the course; defining the purposes and curriculum of the class.
2) Defining the conceptual background: explaining various definitions of “culture” in respect of different perspectives and relationships between culture, human, nature, language, communication, civilisation, society and production.
3) From Biological to Social Evolution: Emergence of Human, Primitive Communities and Birth of Culture in the Prehistoric Era
4) Transition to Civilized Society and Initial Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia
5) Ancient Greek Civilization, City-states, Colonialism in Ancient Times
6) Ancient Eastern Civilizations: Persia, India, Chin cultures, Encounters of East and West
7) Origins of the Western Culture: Hellenistic Culture, Roman and Byzantium Civilizations
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Culture in the middle Ages: Christian Europe and Islam, the Crusades, Encounters of East and West
10) Renaissance, Reform and Liberation Movements in Europe
11) Colonialism, Encounters of American, African and European Cultures.
12) New world, Industrial Revolution.
13) The French Revolution, Emergence of Nationalism and Nation States; French and American Declarations of Independence
14) Cultural Transformations of 20th Century: Modernization, World Wars, Urban Cultures, the Fall of Colonialism and Movements for Independency
15) Debates on Culture in 21th centuary: Globalisation, Emergence of “Glocal”, Global-Local Cultures, Interculturalism, Mass Culture etc.
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- WRIGHT, Ronald (2012). İlerlemenin Kısa Tarihi. Çev. Ebru Kılıç. istanbul: Aylak Kitap.
2- BRAUDEL, Fernand (2006). Uygarlıkların Grameri (3. Basım). Çev. Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay. Ankara: İmge.
3- McNEILL, William H. (2007). Dünya Tarihi (12. Basım). Çev. Alâeddin Şenel. Ankara: İmge.
4- ŞENEL, Alâeddin (2001). İlkel Topluluktan Uygar Topluma (6. Basım). Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları.
5- ŞENEL, Alâeddin (2006). Kemirgenlerden Sömürgenlere İnsanlık Tarihi. Ankara: İmge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required