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    GEAR 211 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Communication, Literature and Philosophy
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    GEAR 211
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    5

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Service Course
    Course Level
    First Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives This module aims to introduce students to analytic thinking and philosophizing via short readings and analysis of literary and media texts.
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • Will be able to define the roles literature and philosophy play in our lives.
    • Will be able to explain the role literary texts have played in the historical process in answering the main questions raised by philosophy.
    • Will be able to evaluate the role played by media texts in the historical process in answering the main questions raised by philosophy.
    • Will be able to give examples of how and for what purpose literature and philosophy are used in media texts.
    • Will be able to conduct a philosophical analysis of emotional experiences through literary and media texts.
    • Will be able to synthesize literary, philosophical, and media texts to develop original critiques addressing contemporary emotional issues.
    Course Description This course will examine Western philosophy in relation to literature, art, and culture and communication fields in general.
    Related Sustainable Development Goals

     



    Course Category

    		Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    Supportive Courses
    Media and Management Skills Courses
    Transferable Skill Courses

     

    WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

    Week Subjects Related Preparation
    1 Introduction, getting to know each other, presentation of course learning outcomes and evaluation criteria
    2 What is philosophy? Why read literature? What is a classic? APA - Philosophy: A brief guide for undergraduates, Mario Vargas Llosa – Why literature?, Italo Calvino – Why read the classics?,
    3 What is truth? How philosophy and cinema represent the tension between appearance and the truth? Plato – Republic Book VII, Ray Bradbury – The Vendt, The Truman Show (1998)
    4 Social norms and moral behavior Jonathan Wolff – An Introduction to Moral Philosophy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez - The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, The Twilight Zone – Season 2, Episode 6: “The Eye of the Beholder
    5 How shall we live? Do free will and moral rules contradict? Jonathan Wolff – An Introduction to Moral Philosophy, Flannery O’ Connor – A good man is hard to find, Black Mirror - Season 2, Episode 2: “White Bear”
    6 What is absurd? Absurd and the search for meaning. Thomas E. Wartenberg – The Absurd, Albert Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus – The Guest
    7 Utopic visions. Ideal societies, utopia and social structures. Krishan Kumar - The Elements of Utopia, Ursula K. Le Guin - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, The Good Place - Season 1, Episode 13: “Existential Crisis”
    8 What is poetry? The social function of poetry and poetry in media texts. T. S. Eliot – The Social Function of Poetry, Friends – Season 3, Episode 12: The One with All the Jealousy
    9 Midterm
    10 Philosophical basis of love Plato - Symposion, Course notes, Black Mirror (seçilen bölümler)
    11 Evolutionary and political aspects of fear Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan, Course notes, Tepenin Ardı
    12 Creative and capitalist transformation of boredom Lars Svedsen - A Philosophy of Boredom, Course notes, Amerikan Sapığı
    13 Historical change in happiness Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics, Course notes, The Pursuit of Happiness
    14 The paradox of freedom Jean Paul Sartre - Existentialism is a Humanism, Course notes, The Truman Show
    15 Alienation Course notes, 7th Continent
    16 Final

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks

    *All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources.
    Suggested Readings/Materials

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weigthing
    Participation
    1
    15
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    1
    15
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    Presentation / Jury
    Project
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    1
    30
    Final Exam
    1
    40
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    3
    100
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    16
    3
    48
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    1
    14
    14
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    0
    Presentation / Jury
    0
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    15
    15
    Final Exam
    1
    25
    25
        Total
    150

     

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