Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Emel Şerife BAŞTÜRK
Associate Prof. Dr. Saadet Zeynep VARLI GÜRER

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Define the concept of identity
2) Examine the construction of identity in different areas of the media
3) Examine the development of identity politics
4) Review the role of the media on the transformation of the identity concept
5) Discuss the representations created in the media

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Learning Outcomes
	1	No relation	High	High	High	High	High
	2	Low	Middle	Low	Middle	Middle	Middle
	3	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
	4	Middle	Low	Middle	Middle	Middle	Middle
	5	High	High	High	High	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Candidates are provided with in-depth knowledge on analyzing the media representations of identity in the global era, identities, debates on the history of Turkey and even Europe, a variety of media texts of events analysis, the modernist nationalism, the new forms of nationalism in the global era,facing the popular nationalism in Turkey in the late 1990s , "European", "European identity" and identity in the light of these discussions about Turkey's place in the media discussions on representations.

Weekly Schedule

1) Evaluation of the concept of identity. Establishing the pattern of Identity and Representation
2) The concept of culture and the concept of identity through cultural types
3) Interpreting the world from your center: East-West Opposition, Rising Nationalism and Its Representations
4) The Concept of Archetype and Stereotype used in the narratives
5) Types of Visual Media and Social Effects
6) The Role of Visual Media in Identity Construction
7) Critical Approaches in Mass Communication Theories
8) Midterm Exam / Assessment
9) The Concept of Gender
10) Construction of Gender in the Media. Women's and Men's Representations
11) Marginal Identities Presented in Media Content
12) Consumption Society Dynamics and Class Society Structure
13) Identity of Women and Men as Subjects of Consumption in Advertisements, Fashion Magazines and Magazine Supplements
14) Lives and Representation Constructed According to Social Media
15) General evaluation of identity representations in the media in the context of power and ideology.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Case Study
4) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

40%

		Number	Percentage
Semester Studies	Quiz	1	50%
Semester Studies	Presentation/Seminar	1	50%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Representation of Identities In Media	IBD104	Elective	Doctorate degree	1	Spring	7