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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI276

Course Name:

Gender and Media

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Öğr. Gör. BURCU SAĞLAM SARIKAYA

Course Lecturer(s):

Burcu Sağlam Sarıkaya

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course aims to question the role of the media in constructing representations of gender, race, class, ethnicity and sexuality, etc. This course examines these industries’ function in producing and reproducing gender roles by the medium.

Course Content:

This course focuses on the basic concepts and approaches to gender and the relationship between gender and media. This course draws attention to the importance of the media industry in the production of ideology and meaning and examines the role of the media industry in the production and reproduction of gender roles. The basic theoretical approaches to gender are discussed in their historical context. In this course, gender representations in cultural products produced by the media and culture industries are analyzed.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) • Distinguish between the concepts of sex and gender.
2) • Comprehends the media industry’s role in the production and reproduction of ideology and gender.
3) • Be informed about the basic approaches to the media industry, ideology production, audience and reception studies in the field of media and communication studies
4) • Analyze gender discrimination in content produced in different media mediums.
5) • Determine gender, race, class and sexual identity stereotypes in cultural products produced by the media industry.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction: Basic Concepts Why should we discuss gender and media relations?
1)	Introduction: Basic Concepts Why should we discuss gender and media relations?
2)	Media Industries and Ideology: Mainstream Studies, Political Economy, Cultural Studies
3)	Sex and Gender: Social and Cultural Construction
4)	Women’s Movement, Body and Power
5)	Feminism, Patriarchy and Capitalism
6)	Masculinity Studies
7)	Queer Theory
8)	Representation, Reception, and Stereotypes
9)	Gender Representation on Television
10)	Gender Representation in Advertising
11)	Gender Representation in Cinema
12)	Gender Representation in News Media and Online Journalism
13)	Digital Platforms, Algorithms, Bias and Discrimination
14)	Social Media: Presentation of digital-self in everyday life

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Dines, G., Humez, J.M. (2015) Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Critical Reader (4th ed.). SAGE. Giddens, A., & Sutton, P. W. (2021). Sociology (9th ed.). Polity Press.
References:	Course slides

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2) Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3) Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4) Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5) Learns about the correct pronunciation of English words
6) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
7) Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
8) Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9) To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10) Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11) Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12) Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
13) Have sufficient knowledge of a second foreign language from other European languages
14) Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15) Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.
16) Acquires awareness of lifelong learning, the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and constantly renew oneself.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2)	Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3)	Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4)	Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5)	Learns about the correct pronunciation of English words
6)	Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
7)	Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
8)	Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9)	To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10)	Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11)	Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12)	Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
13)	Have sufficient knowledge of a second foreign language from other European languages
14)	Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15)	Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.
16)	Acquires awareness of lifelong learning, the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and constantly renew oneself.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	6	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	70
Project	4	12
Homework Assignments	4	8
Quizzes	6	6
Midterms	1	15
Final	1	15
Total Workload		126