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GEET 312 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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History of the Women’s Rights Movement
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEET 312
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course examines the history of the women’s rights movement and will analyze the ways that women have mobilized over the 20th and 21st centuries. Historical analysis will be used to trace how the women’s rights movement began, evolved and the divisions among different women’s groups. A special emphasis will be made on the history of the women’s rights movement in Turkey. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course aims to give students insight into women’s rights movement of the 20th and 21st century by comparing and contrasting the different waves of feminism. The contribution of international organizations, particularly the United Nations will be discussed in greater detail and a special emphasis will be made on the women’s rights movement in Turkey. |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Basic Concepts and Historical Background I: Rise of the Individual and “Natural Women” | Aivazova, Svetlena (1994). Towards a History of Feminism, Russian Studies in History, pp. 63-69. Okin, Susan Moller (1979). Rousseau’s Natural Women, The Journal of Politics, pp. 393-416. |
| 3 | Historical Background II: Women and Reason | Wollstonecraft, M. (1792). A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Gatens, Moira (1986) Rousseau and Wollstonecraft: Nature vs, Reason, Australian Journal of Philosophy, p.p. 1-15 |
| 4 | First and Second Wave Feminism | Sharlach, Lisa B. (2009). First Wave Feminism in The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, pp. 1-3. Durudoğan, Hülya (2010). İkinci Dalga Fransız Feminizmine Kısa Bir Bakış, Türkiye’de Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları, pp. 67-99. |
| 5 | Film Screening/Quiz | |
| 6 | Third and Fourth Wave Feminism I | Hokulani K. Aikau, Erickson K.& Pierce, J.L. (2018). Feminism, First-, Second-, and Third-Wave in The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Rivers, N. (2017). Postfeminism(s) and the arrival of the Fourth Wave. pp. 107 -131. |
| 7 | Third and Fourth Wave Feminism II | Hokulani K. Aikau, Erickson K.& Pierce, J.L. (2018). Feminism, First-, Second-, and Third-Wave in The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Rivers, N. (2017). Postfeminism(s) and the arrival of the Fourth Wave. pp. 107 -131. |
| 8 | Ottoman Women’s Movement | Serpil Çakır (201 0 ) . Osmanlı Kadın Hareketi: XX. Yüzyılın Başında Kadınların Hak Mücadelesi. Türkiye’de Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları . pp. 99 -115. Demirdirek, Aynur (1998). In pursuit of the Ottoman Women's Movement (Translated by Zehra F. Arat), in Deconstructing images of "the Turkish woman. ” pp.65 -83. |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | |
| 10 | Turkish Feminism I | Sirman, Nükhet (1989). Feminism in Turkey: A Short History, New Perspectives on Turkey, 1 -33. C Diner, Ş Toktaş (2010). Waves of feminism in Turkey: Kemalist, Islamist and Kurdish women's movements in an era of globalization, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, pp.41 – 57 |
| 11 | Turkish Feminism II | Miller, Ruth A. (2007). Rights, Reproduction, Sexuality, and Citizenship in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 32, no. 2. Coşar, Simten & Kerestecioğlu, İnci -Özkan (2013). Feminizmin Neoliberalizmle İmtihanı, Doğu Batı Toplumsal Cinsiyet II, pp. 21 -37. |
| 12 | Film Screening/Quiz | |
| 13 | Feminism in the Middle East | Ahmed, Leila (1982). Feminism and Feminist Movements in the Middle East, Women’s Studies Int. Forum, pp. 153-168. Palabıyık, Adem (2012-13). Toplumsal Cİnsiyet’e Sosyolojik Bir Yaklaşım: Ortadoğu’nun Halleri, Doğu Batı Toplumsal Cinsiyet, pp. 225-261. |
| 14 | Feminism in the Middle East | Ahmed, Leila (1982). Feminism and Feminist Movements in the Middle East, Women’s Studies Int. Forum, pp. 153-168. Palabıyık, Adem (2012-13). Toplumsal Cİnsiyet’e Sosyolojik Bir Yaklaşım: Ortadoğu’nun Halleri, Doğu Batı Toplumsal Cinsiyet, pp. 225-261. |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
2
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30
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
15
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3
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45
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
2
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0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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20
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
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32
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32
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| Total |
145
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. |
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| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. |
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| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. |
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| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. |
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| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. |
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| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. |
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| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. |
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| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. |
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| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. |
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| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. |
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| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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