
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Department of International Trade and Finance
GEET 312 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
History of the Women’s Rights Movement
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
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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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
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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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 | Review of the Semester | |
2 | Introduction | |
3 | 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. |
4 | Historical Background II: Women and Reason 3rd hour: Presentation | 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 |
5 | First and Second Wave Feminism 3rd hour: Presentation | 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. |
6 | First and Second Wave Feminism Movie Screening: Iron Jawed Angels | 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. |
7 | Midterm | |
8 | Third and Fourth Wave Feminism II 3rd hour: Presentation | 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. |
9 | Ottoman Women’s Movement 3rd hour: Presentation | Serpil Çakır (2010) . 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. |
10 | Turkish Feminism I 3rd hour: Presentation | 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 3rd hour: Presentation | 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 | Midterm | |
13 | Movie Screening and Discussion Geriye Kalan (Çiğdem Vitrinel) Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven) Kız Kardeşler (Emin Alper) Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar (Atıf Yılmaz) Toz Bezi (Ahu Öztürk) 3rd hour: Presentation | |
14 | Presentations | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks |
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Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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15
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
2
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50
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Final Exam |
1
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35
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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65
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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35
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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 |
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 |
2
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24
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48
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Final Exam |
1
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39
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39
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Total |
180
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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 be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions. |
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2 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance. | |||||
3 | To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills. | |||||
4 | To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively. | |||||
5 | To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field. | |||||
6 | To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks. | |||||
7 | To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of international trade and finance program. | |||||
8 | To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance. | |||||
9 | To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader. | |||||
10 | To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues 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 human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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