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Course Goals	This course aims to increase students' ability to understand and comprehend the political, cultural and social discourse.
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Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	A brief introduction	Introduction
2. Week	Essential reading: Michael Foucault and Archeology of Knowledge	Lecture and Discussion
3. Week	Watching racism: Victor Hugo Green and Green Book.	Lecture and Discussion
4. Week	Reading Africa. Gaéel Faye and "Smal Country".	Lecture and Discussion
5. Week	An episode: Orson Wells and "Citizen Kane".	Lecture and Discussion
6. Week	Destiny versus melancholy: Orhan Gencebay and "Bir Teselli Ver".	Lecture and Discussion
7. Week	Seeing the world as artist would see: Guernica and Picasso.	Lecture and Discussion
8. Week	Studying Wagner	Lecture and Discussion
9. Week	Humanism and gender equality: Sabahattin Ali and "Madonna in a Fur Coat".	Lecture and Discussion
10. Week	Humanism and gender equality: Sabahattin Ali and "Madonna in a Fur Coat".	Lecture and Discussion
11. Week	A dystopia: Amin Maalouf and "The Decline of Civilizations".	Students' Research
12. Week	A dystopia: Amin Maalouf and "The Decline of Civilizations".	Students' Research
13. Week	Regret as well as sorrow: Orhan Pamuk and "Istanbul".	Students' Research
14. Week	Regret as well as sorrow: Orhan Pamuk and "Istanbul".	Students' Research
15. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam
16. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam
17. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam

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Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	1	40
Final Exam	1	60

Program Outcomes PO-1 To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations. PO-2 To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations. PO-3 To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication. PO-4 To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations. PO-5 To use a second language at an intermediate level. PO-6 To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations. PO-7 To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields. PO-8 To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions. PO-9 To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions. PO-10 To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 To identify discourse theoretically. LO-2 To identify and compare discourse from different perspectives LO-3 To analyze and relate culture, art, literature and politics from different perspectives LO-4 To discuss culture, art, literature and politics from different perspectives. LO-5 To evaluate different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy from these perspectives.

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