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NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND MEDIA COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
RTS372 NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND MEDIA 5 3 3 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introducing and giving information about the course. -
2 - Concept and definition of social movements -
3 - An overview of the stages and history of social movements -
4 - Resource Mobilization and Political Opportunity Theory -
5 - Social Constructivist Approach -
6 - The concept of New Social Movements and discussions regarding this concept -
7 - New Social Movements and power relations -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Debates on New Social Movements -
10 - Presentation of New Social Movements in the media: Television and radio -
11 - Presentation of New Social Movements in the media: Newspapers and magazines -
12 - New Social Movements and cinema -
13 - Watching a documentary film and discussing while watching it -
14 - Examples of New Social Movements around the world -
15 - Examples of New Social Movements on a national and local scale -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -