| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender and Media | ILB110 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Emel Şerife BAŞTÜRK
Associate Prof. Dr. Meral ÇİFTER
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognize the theoretical approaches to gender
2) Use feminist theories
3) Analyze the representation of gender in magazines and newspapers.
4) Analyze the representation of gender in television.
5) Conceive how a new language that does not create discrimination in the media can be created and re-writing sexist media texts
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | No relation | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | High | Middle | |
| 2 | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The theoretical approaches to gender, feminist theories and the media, liberal feminism and the media, the Marxist and socialist feminism and the media, radical feminism and the media, the representation of gender in television, magazines and newspapers of gender representation Magazine
Weekly Schedule
1) Definition of Social Gender and Social Gender Roles2) Women's Movements in the world
3) The relationship between labor and women's movements
4) The concept of feminism and different feminist approaches (liberal, radical and socialist feminisms)
5) The Effects of Feminist Movement on Economic, Political and Social Life
6) The Pioneers of Women's Movement in Ottoman Empire
7) The Emergence of Women's Movement in Turkey and Its Differences from European Women Movements European women's movemen
8) Midterm Examination / Assesment
9) Feminity as a Form of Identity
10) Participation of Women in Political Life and Social Gender in Political Life
11) The Media and Gender Roles
12) Discriminatory Discourse in Media and Representation of Disadvantaged Groups in Medi
13) Gender Discrimination in a Variety of media Texts and / or Examination of Case Studies about Sexist Discourse
14) Rewriting Sexist Media Texts
15) Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Discussion
2) Discussion
3) Group Study
4) Group Study
5) Self Study
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
30% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required