COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MUSIC II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZB 5044 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MUSIC II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MEHMET FIRAT KUTLUK

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

The objective of this course is for students to be able to recognize the classical and popular music with economy-politics aspect.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understanding the political economy of music
2   understanding the political development of popular music
3   understanding the music industry
4   understanding the protest music in Turkey
5   understanding the theory

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussion the student presentations and schedule
2 The meaning of popular music songs
3 Susan McClary and feminist ciriticism
4 The new stars in classical music
5 Cultural capital in music
6 Cultural capital in dance
7 Hiphop culture and rap music in Turkey
8 The students presentations
9 The students presentations
10 The students presentations
11 The students presentations
12 The students presentations
13 The students presentations
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Denselow 1993- Robin Denselow: Müzik Bittiği Zaman, çev: Deniz Oktay, Alan Yayıncılık, Istanbul
2) Samson 1991b- Jim Samson: Music and Society , The Late Romantic Era, ed. Jim Samson, Macmillan Press Ltd, London.
3) Street 1986- John Street: Rebel Rock: The Politics of Popular Music, Blackwell, London.
4) Thornton 1996- Sarah Thornton: Club Cultures, Wesleyan University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, presentations with audio and video.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 RST RESIT ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

firat.kutluk@deu.edu.tr
4129200

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 111

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.133
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55