Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
DIGITAL CULTURE GİT303 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fehime Elem YILDIRIM
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fehime Elem YILDIRIM (Güz)
Goals The aim of the course is to convey the theoretical knowledge required to examine the social and cultural transformations brought about by digitalization.
Course Content The course covers the consequences and cultural impacts of digital technologies. It examines concepts and theories that will enable a critical approach to the new social and cultural phenomena brought about by this potential technological transformation.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction of the course
2. Week A general overview of the process that includes the rise of the Internet.
3. Week Approaching the digital age from the perspective of technological determinism and social structuralism.
4. Week Examining theoretical approaches regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the digital era.
5. Week Examining theories related to the digital age and public sphere debates
6. Week Analysis of theoretical findings regarding the digital age and surveillance phenomenon
7. Week Privacy debates in digital culture
8. Week The transformation of art in the digital age
9. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Digital Culture and Labor
10. Week Characteristics of digital transformation and hate speech
12. Week Hack culture and hacktivism
13. Week Addressing the concepts of group, identity and belonging in digital culture
14. Week Final Exam
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Baranseli Arslan E. S. Ed. (2021). Dijital Kültür. Anadolu Üni. Yayınları. ISBN 978-975-06-4216-6
  • Fuchs, C. (2020). Sosyal Medya: Eleştirel Bir Giriş, (Çev. D. Saraçoğlu & İ. Kalaycı), İstanbul: NotaBene Yayınları.
  • İnceoğlu, Y. ve Sözeri, C. (2012). Nefret Suçlarında Medyanın Sorumluluğu: Ya Sev Ya Terk Et Ya Da… (Edt. Y. İnceoğlu) Nefret Söylemi ve/veya Nefret Suçları, içinde, 23, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları
  • - Yıldırım, F.E. (2023). Mahremiyet Paradoksunu Yeniden Düşünmek: Çıkmazları ve Çözümleri ile Mahremiyet Endişesi. Yeni Medya ve Toplumsal Değişim (Ed. M.G. Genel). 33-51. Ankara: Berikan Yayınevi
  • - Yıldırım, F. E. (2016). İnternetten Sonra Mahremiyet ve Bu Konudaki Çalışmalar Üzerine Bir İnceleme. Akademik Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 4(33), 568-582.
  • Aydoğan, F. B., & Çetin, Ö. Ö. (2017). Dijital İletişim Teknolojileri ve ToplumsalHareketler Bağlamında Hacktivizm. Üsküdar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, (5), 429-452.
Evaluation Method
Güz Dönemi
Responsible Personnel Grup Evaluation Method Percentage
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fehime Elem YILDIRIM Vize 40.00
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fehime Elem YILDIRIM Final 60.00
Toplam 100.00