The Department provides individuals with a possession of anthropological theories and concepts; a good command of knowledge on human development, material culture, and archeological approaches in historical perspectives; it guides individuals who can analyze contemporary issues with an anthropological lens; and those who can retain a critical and analytical thinking ability.
X
2
The Department guides future anthropologists who can state the theme of their research with precision, and those who is equipped with the necessary methodology, technical and cultural base and with an awareness of ethical issues for their prospective field research.
X
3
The Department provides the students with an ability to study the details and dynamics of cultural phenomena; an ability to perceive and interpret the characteristics of Turkish culture as well as of different ones, with respect to their geographical conditions, historical processes and dynamics of change.
X
4
The Department provides individuals with a perception and awareness towards the problems of the country and the world; with a high level of social responsibility, an advanced level of written and oral communication skills; it guides individuals who can take advantage of the sources of information from outside the discipline in the framework of a spirit of life-long learning; and those who can pursue a professional and personal development of life, with a heartfelt joy of living.
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)
16
3
48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
Mid-terms
Homework
Final examination
Total Work Load
Total Work Load / 25 (h)
ECTS Credit of the Course
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title
Code
Semester
L+P Hour
Credits
ECTS
Anthropology of Nomads
ANT 445
-
3 + 0
3
5
Prerequisites
-
Language of Instruction
English
Course Level
Undergraduate
Course Type
Elective
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assist. Prof. Ayşe Hilal Tuztaş Horzumlu
Assistants
Goals
This course focuses on nomads and exploration of ancient nomads through analysis of recent nomadic societies across the world from an anthropological and archaeological point of view. The study of recent nomads is crucial in order to to understand the dynamics of past nomadic life style, reasons behind of their migrations, patterns of migrations and observe manifestation of material culture in their daily life.
Content
The seminar addresses problems associated with the study of those mobile people in archaeology by critically reviewing archaeological, anthropological, ethnographical, and historical literature and current methodological and theoretical approaches that have been applied to the study of nomads in archaeology. Participants of the seminar will examine the definition of some archaeologically controversial concepts of “nodamism”, “ sedantarism” and “ transhumance”; review the current literature of how nomads have been explored in archaeological contexts and discuss their history and origins. The course will be fostered with cross- disciplinary dialogues, lectures by guest speakers and documentary films.
-Khazanov, Anatoly M. 1984. Nomads and The Outside World. Julia Crookenden (Çev.).U.S.A: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Additional Resources
-Barnard, Hans and Willeke Wendrich (Ed.). 2008. The Archaeology of Mobility Old World and New World Nomadism. USA: UCLA.
-Bates, Daniel G.1973. Nomads and Farmers: A Study of The Yörük Southeastern Turkey. Ann ArborThe University of Michigan.
-Beck, Lois. 1991. Nomad, A Year in The Life of a Qashqa’i Tribesman in Iran. USA:University of California Press.
-Cribb, Rojer. 1991. Nomads in Archaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
-Galaty, John G. ve Douglas L. Johnson (Ed.). 1990. “Introduction: Pastoral Systems in Global Perspective.” The World of Pastoralism: Herding System in Comparative Perspective. New York: The Guilford Press..
MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Related boks, articles and documentaries
Assignments
Take home exam and presentation
Exams
Mid-term and final ezam
ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms
1
30
Presentation and Attendance
1
30
Final
1
40
Total
100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE
40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE
60
Total
100
COURSE CATEGORY
Expertise/Field Courses
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No
Program Learning Outcomes
Contribution
1
2
3
4
5
1
Main theories and concepts of social sciences in general and anthropology in particular, the physical and cultural development of humanity in the historical process, a wide spectrum of cultural patterns and archaelogical knowledge are understood and absorbed,
X
2
The ability to analyze current phenomena with an anthropological perspective and to think analytically and critically are acquired,
X
3
Good communication and written/oral expression skills are developed,
X
4
Acquires professional and social ethics, as well as an elevated sense of responsibility,
X
5
By studying the dynamics of a variety of cultural phenomena in detail, students become able to perceive and interpret the general features, geographical conditions, historical processes and dynamics of change in Turkish and other world cultures,
X
6
Establishes and builds on a wide perception and understanding of local and global issues and develops personally and professionally,
X
7
In accordance with Life Long Learning principles, students acquire the skill and vision to continuously seek to utilize knowledge and information from outside their fields of expertise; to make collaborations and and syntheses with their own respective repertoire of knowledge,
X
8
Students become able to spot social issues fit for anthropological research; acquire the methods, techniques and cultural equipment necessary for field work,
X
9
Their solo and team work skills, critical social gaze and scientifically and ethically responsible investigation abilities become augmented.
X
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities
Quantity
Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)
14
3
42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
14
1
14
Mid-terms
1
7
7
Presentation Take home
1
3
3
Final examination
1
9
9
Total Work Load
75
Total Work Load / 25 (h)
3
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
COURSE INFORMATON
Course Title
Code
Semester
L+P Hour
Credits
ECTS
VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 451
4
3 + 0
3
6
Prerequisites
-NONE
Language of Instruction
English
Course Level
Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle Programmes)
Course Type
Compulsory
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Prof. Dr. Jay Courtney Fikes
Assistants
Goals
This course enables students to identify the primary purposes of two feature and several ethnographic films: a) to entertain, b) to educate, c) to persuade, or, d) to reaffirm core cultural values.
Content
Examines basic premises, historical accuracy, plot or organization & audience profiles for each of several ethnographic & two feature films.
Learning Outcomes
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
1) Explains core values portrayed in religious, economic, social, & political relations in each society depicted in films
1, 3, 12
A
2) Evaluates scenarios, plots or organization of each film
1, 3, 12
A
3) Compares native, audience & anthropological understanding of each film’s purpose and content
1, 3, 12
A
4) Compares construction, content & audience profiles for feature (fiction) films & ethnographic films
1, 3, 12
A
5) Discusses criteria used to judge films; historical or ethnographic accuracy, plot, music, staging etc.
1, 3, 12
A
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Assessment Methods:
A: Testing, C: Homework
COURSE CONTENT
Week
Topics
Study Materials
1
Evaluates ethnographic realism in the film Three Monkeys
Bilge Ceylan
2
Japanese & Buddhist values & scenarios in The Burmese Harp
Kon Ichikawa
3
Compassion as core-value in the Burmese Harp & post-war Japan
Kon Ichikawa
4
Staging & ethnographic accuracy in Nanook of the North
Explains conflicts between Euro-Americans & Lakota as portrayed in Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations
Powers, Rhine
7
Examines ethnographic accuracy, evidence & advocacy of religious freedom as depicted in The Peyote Road.
Fikes, Rhine
8
Historical accuracy in Black Robe
Trigger
9
Audience profile, plot & content analysis of Black Robe
Moore, Beresford
10
Ethnographic accuracy & loose organization of episodes in Huichol, People of the Peyote
Fikes
11
Evidence, film construction & persuasion in Tales from the Jungle: Carlos Castaneda
Fikes
12
Content analysis, film construction, persuasion & audience profile in Vine of the Soul
Meech, Harner
13
Ethnographic accuracy & film construction in Seasons of a Navajo
Cooper, Witherspoon
14
Ethnographic accuracy & film construction in A Weave of Time
Cooper, Witherspoon
RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook
Anthropological Filmmaking by J.R. Rollwagen.
Additional Resources
Stress & Development in Navajo Religion by Guy Cooper. Language & Art in the Navajo Universe by Gary Witherspoon. The Huron by Bruce Trigger.
MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
Exams
ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms
1
50
Total
50
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE
50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE
50
Total
100
COURSE CATEGORY
Expertise/Field Courses
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No
Program Learning Outcomes
Contribution
1
2
3
4
5
1
The Department provides individuals with a possession of anthropological theories and concepts; a good command of knowledge on human development, material culture, and archeological approaches in historical perspectives; it guides individuals who can analyze contemporary issues with an anthropological lens; and those who can retain a critical and analytical thinking ability.
X
2
The Department guides future anthropologists who can state the theme of their research with precision, and those who is equipped with the necessary methodology, technical and cultural base and with an awareness of ethical issues for their prospective field research.
X
3
The Department provides the students with an ability to study the details and dynamics of cultural phenomena; an ability to perceive and interpret the characteristics of Turkish culture as well as of different ones, with respect to their geographical conditions, historical processes and dynamics of change.
X
4
The Department provides individuals with a perception and awareness towards the problems of the country and the world; with a high level of social responsibility, an advanced level of written and oral communication skills; it guides individuals who can take advantage of the sources of information from outside the discipline in the framework of a spirit of life-long learning; and those who can pursue a professional and personal development of life, with a heartfelt joy of living.
X
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities
Quantity
Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)
16
3
48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
