COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MASCULINITY AND PHILOSOPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0065 MASCULINITY AND PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZLEM DUVA KAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the relation between the categorical distinctions which are based on gender with tradition, power and political power. Also in this course, from the viewpoint of gender, conceiving the theoretical background behind the discrimination and everyday practices and evaluating masculinity , philosophically will be aimed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowing the concept of gender and the debates about this subject
2   Conceiving the cultural dimension of the relations between knowing, reason and gender in relation with masculinity.
3   Conceiving the relations between masculinity, power and political power
4   Knowing the theories that explain the masculinity and using these theories which answer the contemporary problems.
5   Evaluating the acts of discrimination and violence in the country and the world with respect to the gender point of view.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Gender Concept and Masculinty in philosophy
2 Prejudices and Cognitive Biases on the Axis of Gender
3 Masculinity, Knowing and Reason
4 Masculinity, Political Power and Power
5 Masculinity, Political Power and Power
6 Body, Masculinity and Discrimination
7 Midterm Exam
8 Body, Masculinity and Discrimination
9 Queer Theory
10 Queer Theory
11 Identity Construction Processes and Hierarchy of Gender
12 Gender, Citizenship and Rights
13 Masculinty, Citizenship and Rights
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Boyne, Roy; Foucault ve Derrida: Aklın Öteki Yüzü, Çev: Ismail Yılmaz, Bilgesu Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2009
Connel R. W.; Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Iktidar, Çev: Cem Soydemir, Ayrıntı Yay., Istanbul,1998
De Beavoir, Simone; Ikinci Cins, Çev: Bertan Onaran, Payel Yay., Istanbul, 1993
Marcos, Syvia (Der), Bedenler, Dinler ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Çev: Balkı Şafak, Ilker Çayla, Sibel Özbudun, Ütopya Yay., Istanbul, 2006
Keller, Evelyn Fox; Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Bilim Üzerine Düşünceler, Çev: Ferit Burak Aydar, Metis Yay., Istanbul, 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Achievement in the Exams, participation to sessions and exercises/practices.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Bölümü
e-mail: ozlem.duva@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be noticed before the classes begin.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 6 1 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.112121314
LO.2211322112
LO.3222212113
LO.4313123113
LO.511112113

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