| Course Name | Sociology of Music |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| SOC 335 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The main purpose of this course is to analyze music as a social phenomenon with special attention to identity markers such as class and gender. The course aims at revealing how musicians and their music influence society, and vice versa, using macro and micro sociological perspectives, embedded within various historical and cultural themes. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course will emphasize on musical forms, products and industry in a sociological context. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | General overview of course | |
| 2 | What is Music? What is Sociology of Music? | Attali, J. (Noise: The Political Economy of Music) Ch. 5, pp. 133-149. Supicic, I. (Music in Society: A Guide to the Sociology of Music) Ch. 1, pp. 9-25. |
| 3 | Classical Sociology and the Sociology of Music | Etzkorn, K. (Georg Simmel and the Sociology of Music), pp. 1-8. Weber, M. (The Rational and Foundations of Music), pp. xi-3. Qureshi, (R. Music and Marx : Ideas, Practice, Politics), ch. 2, pp. 44-79. |
| 4 | Music and Social Stratification | Bourdieu, P. (Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste), Ch. 3, pp. 253-273. Adorno, T. (Introduction to the Sociology of Music), Ch. 4, pp. 55-71. Supicic, I. (Music in Society: A Guide to the Sociology of Music) Ch. 3, pp. 132-141. |
| 5 | Music and Subculture | Wicke, P. (Rock Music: Culture, Aesthetics and Sociology) Ch. 4, pp. 73-91. Hebdige, D. (Subculture: The Meaning of Style), Ch. 4, pp. 46-62. |
| 6 | Music and Popular Culture | Supicic, I. (Music in Society: A Guide to the Sociology of Music) Ch. 5, pp. 180-193. Erol-Işık, N.“The Transformation of Arabesk Music within the Framework of the Sociology of Music” Sosyoloji Dergisi , Vol. 38, 2018, No. 1, 89-106. |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Music and Globalization I | Taylor, T. World Music Today in Globalization and Music: Critical Encounters, pp. 172-189. Stokes, M. (2004). Music and the global order. Annu. Rev. Anthropol., 33, 47-72. |
| 9 | Music and Globalization II | Taylor, T. World Music Today in Globalization and Music: Critical Encounters, pp. 172-189. Stokes, M. (2004). Music and the global order. Annu. Rev. Anthropol., 33, 47-72. |
| 10 | Music and Power | Adorno, T. (Culture Industry), Ch. 1, pp. 29-61. |
| 11 | Movie Screening | |
| 12 | Music World I: Musicians | Becker, H. & Faulkner R. (Do You Know: The Jazz Repertoire in Action), Ch. 1, pp. 1-17 Becker, H. (Outsiders: Studies on the Sociology of Deviance), Ch. 6, pp. 101-114. |
| 13 | Music World II: Audience and the Backstage | Becker, H. (Art Worlds), Ch. 4, pp. 93-131. Becker, H. (Outsiders: Studies on the Sociology of Deviance), Ch. 6, pp. 101-114. |
| 14 | Music And Gender | Reynolds, S. & Press, J. (Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion & Rock’n Roll) |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 40 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 27 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. | |||||
| 3 | To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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