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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TAR 6315	HISTORY OF ANCIENT ETHNOSLRAPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

History

Course Objective

Ethnology and ethnography were a part of historiography in antiquity since Greeks and Romans studied tribes and communities they met (only in military relations) from this point of view. In this sense, we can talk about a thrifold world system in antiquity: the first world (endosphere), meaning the Greek s and Roman s world; their neighboring ethnicities as the second world (mesosphere) and all distant and therefore alien races and societies were mythicized as the third world (exosphere). On the one hand, these so-called ethnographies were quite evolutionary but on the other hand they were able to approach the alien from a very realistic point of view. Ethnographical studies focus on the main issue of interpreting the construction of religions, social institutions, states and (alien) myths.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Recognize that the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey have been designed as ethnological journeys .
2	Knows the concept of alien in Western cultures is rooted in antiquity.
3	Evaluates the alienation of femininity in anquity from a gender oriented point of view.
4	List the most important poets of antiquity and their works from the ethnographical perspective.
5	ws how to use mythological and literary works in his/her historical studies.
6	Prepares presentation by using comparative methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Concepts and literature
2	Anthropocentrism in the Iliad
3	Ethnocentrism in the Odyssey
4	The issue of God s roots
5	Example analysis: Herodotus and the Thracian
6	Example analysis: Aeschylus and the Persian
7	Euripides and Medea
8	Midterm exam
9	Male Greece, female orient
10	The concept of ecumenic in ethnology
11	Ecumenic conceptions of the world
12	The issue of Apollon and Dionysus
13	Presentation of assignments
14	Presentation of assignments

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Francois Hartog, Herodotos un Aynası, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 1997.
Edward W. Said, Şarkiyatçılık, Metis Yayınları, Istanbul, 2012.
Walter Burkert, Die Griechen und der Orient, Münih, 2009.
Albrecht Dihle, Die Griechen und die Fremden, Münih, 1994.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussion
3. Student s presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

tba

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3: Assessment will be based on midterm exam.
LO 1-5: Assessment will be based on final exam.
LO 6: Assessment will be based on term paper.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

tba

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel.: 02323018615 nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays, at 3 p.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	4	52
Preparation for midterm exam	1	20	20
Preparation for final exam	1	30	30
Preparing assignments	1	20	20
Preparing presentations	2	15	30
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6
LO.1		4	4
LO.2					4
LO.3	4		4	4
LO.4		4	4
LO.5		4	4
LO.6		4	4		4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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