Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | POLS 437 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Sociology of Music | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Müzik Sosyolojisi | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 131 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 become familiar with the intersections between music, society and the individual | ||||
| Course Description | This course enables students to become familiar with the intersections between music, society and the individual. It will give a wide range of perspectives covering topics such as music and the sociological imagination, music and rationalization, art worlds, music and culture industries, musical taste and cultural consumption. The first part of the course mainly aims to discuss theoretical approaches used to explore sociology of music and various other topics that are inherently linked with music. The second part of the course offers a range of articles in the field of sociology of music. In this part, students are also expected to make presentations that relate to the course subjects and materials. There will be also guest musicians who will provide an interactive class experience. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders, öğrencilerin müzik, toplum ve birey arasındaki kesişme noktalarına aşina olmalarını sağlar. Bu ders öğrencilere müzik ve sosyolojik tahayyül, müzik ve rasyonelleşme, sanat dünyaları, müzik ve kültür endüstrileri, müzikal beğeni ve kültürel tüketim gibi konuları kapsayan çok çeşitli perspektifler sağlayacaktır. Dersin ilk bölümü, müziği ve doğal olarak müzikle bağlantılı diğer çeşitli konuları tartışmak için kullanılan teorik yaklaşımları incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Kursun ikinci bölümünde müzik sosyolojisi alanında bir dizi makale tartışılacaktır. Bu bölümde öğrencilerden ayrıca ders konuları ve materyalleri ile ilgili sunumlar yapmaları beklenmektedir. Ayrıca interaktif bir sınıf deneyimi sağlayacak konuk müzisyenler de olacaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) develop critical thinking about the relationship between music, society and the individual, 2) express their ideas on solid theoretical grounds, 3) discuss the lyrics and musical forms of particular musical pieces from a sociological perspective, 4) understand different meanings and messages music delivers in different countries, 5) comprehend art works with relation to political, cultural and socio-economic context. |
| 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. | N | |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 | S | Participation |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 | Participation |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | CANSU GÜLEÇ , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | CANSU GÜLEÇ |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. OZAN EREN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction and Principles |
| 2) | Music and the Sociological Imagination |
| 3) | Max Weber’s Contributions to the Sociology of Music |
| 4) | The Culture Industry – Adorno and Horkheimer |
| 5) | Standardization and Commodification of Music |
| 6) | Howard S. Becker’s “Art Worlds” Approach |
| 7) | Cultural Consumption |
| 8) | Midterm |
| 9) | Consecration of Music – Classical Music |
| 10) | Music, Identity and Recognition - The Case of Roman (Gypsy) Music |
| 11) | Ethnographic researches on the instruments – The Guitar in Turkey |
| 12) | Musicians – Constraints and Opportunities |
| 13) | Music Genres – The Global Context |
| 14) | General Evaluation of the Course and Discussions |
| 15) | Presentations and submission of response papers |
| 16) | Presentations and submission of response papers |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Required Adorno, T. & Horkheimer, M. (2012). The culture industry: Enlightenment as mass deception. In dialectic of enlightenment. Noerr, G.Z. (eds.), Jephcott, E. (trans.). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 94-136. Becker, H. (1974). Art as a collective action. American Sociological Review, (39), 6, 767-776. Çoğulu, T. (2014, June, 1). Gitarda sınırları kaldırmak. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq9cokFwWpI Dawe, K. & Eroğlu, S. C. (2013). The guitar in Turkey: Erkan Oğur and the Istanbul guitarscape Ethnomusicology Forum, 22 (1), 49-70, DOI: 10.1080/17411912.2013.774157 Değirmenci, K. (2011). Local music from out there': Roman (Gypsy) music as world music in Turkey. International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music, 42 (1), 97-124 DeNora, T. (1991). Musical patronage and social change in Beethoven's Vienna. American Journal of Sociology, 97 (2), 310-346 Eren, O. (2015). “Suffering”: Commodification of music and the effects of 1980 military coup on the music industry in Turkey. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 4 (3), 103-108. Harris, K. (2000). Roots? The relationship between the global and the local within the extreme metal scene. Popular Music, 19, 13–30. Lizardo, O. & Skiles, S. (2008). Cultural consumption in the fine and popular art realms, Sociology Compass 2, 485-502 Murninghan, K. K. & Conlon, D. E. (1991). “The dynamics of intense work groups: A study of British string quartets.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 36, 165-186. Shepherd, J. & Devine, K. (2015). Music and the sociological imagination – pasts and prospects. In The Routledge Reader on the Sociology of Music. Shepherd, J. & Devine, K. (eds.). New York and London: Routledge, 1-21. Turley, A. C. (2001). Max Weber and the sociology of music. Sociological Forum, 16 (4), 633-653 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures and class discussions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
gulecc@mef.edu.tr : (212) 395 3610 Missing a quiz: Missing a midterm: Missing a final: Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations |
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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 | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 | |||
| Paper Submission | 2 | 14 | 2 | 32 | |||
| Total Workload | 131 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.2 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||