IR 426 Politics of Art and MigrationMEF ÜniversitesiAkademik Programlar Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkilerÖğrenciler için Genel BilgiDiploma EkiErasmus Beyanı
Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler
Lisans Programın Süresi: 4 Kredi Sayısı: 240 TYYÇ: 6. Düzey QF-EHEA: 1. Düzey EQF: 6. Düzey

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences
Course Code IR 426
Course Title in English Politics of Art and Migration
Course Title in Turkish Politics of Art and Migration
Language of Instruction
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Bahar
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: 0 Lab: 0 Other: 0
Estimated Student Workload 132 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To survey and understand artistic reflections on current refugee and migrant crises and exploring the relationship between art and politics through different theories and various artistic practices.
Course Description The course surveys artistic reflections on the theme of refugee and current migrant crisis. We will examine how aesthetic regimes envision, imagine and create the political via migrant politics and we will look closely at how artistic practices and migrants’ representations in the media express and trigger ethical humanistic concerns as well as alternative subjectivity formations for the art audience. We will explore theoretical approaches to work on the mutual relationship between art and politics, representation and emancipatory thinking across various artistic practices such as cinema, plastic arts, photography and mixed media installations in public performances, local and international exhibitions, online art blogs.
Course Description in Turkish

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Göçün sosyo-politik bağlamı aracılığıyla estetik alanındaki anahtar kuramsal meseleleri tespit etmek.
2) Estetik ve siyasal kuramlar arasındaki karmaşık etkileşime odaklanacak olan yorumsal, analitik ve eleştirel becerileri icra etmek.
3) Temsil siyasetini, ve mültecilere ve zorunlu göçe ilişkin sanatın siyasetle ilişkisini eleştirel ve yaratıcı biçimde değerlendirmek.
4) Bağımsız araştırma projelerinde yaratıcı yazarlık becerileri göstermek.
5) Disiplinlerarası bir perspektiften zorunlu göç imgelemine dair güncel tartışmaları tespit etmek ve gerçekleştirmek.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5
1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues.
2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts
3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice
4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions.
5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software
6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies
7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems
8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies
9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life
10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. H Project
2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts S Participation
3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice N
4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. S Participation
5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software N
6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies S Project
7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems H Presentation
8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies N
9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life S HW
10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad H Participation
Prepared by and Date BEKEN SAATÇİOĞLU , January 2024
Course Coordinator BEKEN SAATÇİOĞLU
Semester Bahar
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

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Required/Recommended Readings- Agamben, G. (1995). Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life. Introduction. - Arendt, H. (1951). The Origins of Totalitarianism. The Decline of the Nation-State and the End of the Rights of Man - Wendy B. (2010). Walled States, Waning Sovereignty - Rancière, J. (2009). Emancipated Spectator. Chapter 4: The Intolerable Image. Verso. - Demos, T. J. (2013) ‘Zones of Conflict’. In The Migrant Image:The Art and Politics of Documentary during Global Crisis. Duke University Press - Orton, L.(2009). A Case Study of PhotoVoice Project. Participatory Arts with Young Refugees. Oval House Theatre.
Teaching MethodsStudent work modes (independently and/or in teams). work with the outside community – geographic or industry sector.
Homework and ProjectsTwo.
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseNone
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Devam 14 % 25
Projeler 1 % 40
Ara Sınavlar 1 % 35
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration beken.saatcioglu@mef.edu.tr
02123953678
ardab@mef.edu.tr Absences are permitted only in cases of sickness or real emergencies, for which you must provide written notification. You are allowed 2 undocumented absences throughout the semester without any penalty. If you attend all class sessions (or do not miss more than 2 sessions), you will automatically earn 10%. Active participation and keeping up with the readings are required. Students are assumed to be familiar with the university's regulations concerning academic honesty. The Oxford Dictionary defines the lack of academic honesty as plagiarism which is ‘to take and use as one's own the thoughts, writings, or inventions of another’. All of the following are considered plagiarism: turning in someone else's work as your own; copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit; failing to put a quotation in quotation marks; giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation; changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit; and copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not. Please note that plagiarism is considered as an act of ‘fraud’ in most countries and may lead to various punitive/preventive measures including, in severe cases, expulsion. Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually enough to prevent plagiarism. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Ders Saati 14 2 3 3 112
Ödevler 1 9 1 10
Ara Sınavlar 1 8 2 10
Total Workload 132
Total Workload/25 5.3
ECTS 5