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Attend a 6-week summer program for international students at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2008.
Study and earn credits for 2 interdisciplinary courses in social sciences, humanities and media studies
Explore Istanbul, one of the most exciting cities in the world, a vibrant metropolis with 2000 years of heritage.
Courses: Students will choose 2 courses from the list. Course descriptions below.
“Istanbul: City and Civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean World”
“Islam and the West”
“Pop Culture in Turkey: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle”
Language of instruction: English. Proficiency in academic English required.
Lecturers: Full time teaching staff of Istanbul Bilgi University
Contact hours: Each course has 5 hours of lectures every week and a study trip
Credits: Each course has 3 Istanbul Bilgi University credits based on lecture hours or the equivalent 6 ECTS credits based on student workload.
Transcript of Records: Official transcript at the end of the program issued by the Bilgi Registrar
Location: Dolapdere campus
Accommodation: Bilgi Residence Hall
Participants: International students from Northwestern University (USA), partner universities in Canada and Bilgi’s Erasmus partners in Europe
Fees: 3750 USD
Fees include:
Registration for 2 courses
Online access to course reading materials and pre-arrival information packet
A study trip in Istanbul for each course
Seminar: Current issues in Turkish politics and society
City tour: Imperial center (Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet-Blue-Mosque, Ibrahim Pasha Palace- The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern- Yerebatan Sarnici)
Day trip to Prince Islands
Out of town excursion to Safranbolu with overnight stay at a traditional Ottoman house converted into Bed&Breakfast
Survival Turkish classes
Orientation
6 weeks stay at Bilgi Residence Hall (central city location, 2 person rooms with bathroom, computer lab, study hall, kitchenettes on every floor, laundry facilities, daily room cleaning and simple breakfast included)
Airport transfers on arrival and departure
Shuttle service between dorms and campus on lecture days
Use of library and computer labs
Not included in the fees: Airfare, health insurance, meals (expect to spend about 20 USD per day), museum tickets, use of Dolapdere Sports Hall
Schedule
July 4………… Arrival and check-in at the Residence Hall
July 7………….Classes begin
August 14……..Last day of classes
August 15……..Check-out and departure
Saturday
13:30-16:00 1st week: Orientation and Seminar
Sunday
10:00-12:30 1st week Imperial Center city tour
Mon
10:00-12:30 Islam & the West
13:30-16:00 1st week: Survival Turkish
Tue
10:00-12:30 City & Civilization
13:30-16:00 Popular Culture
Wed
10:00-12:30 Islam & the West
13:30-16:00 1st week: Survival Turkish
Thu
10:00-12:30 City & Civilization
13:30-16:00 Popular Culture
Fri
1st week: C&C study trip
2nd week: I&W study trip
3rd week: Pop. Cult. study trip
4th week: Overnight trip to Safranbolu
5th week: Day trip to Prince Islands
Application
For information on the application procedures please contact the International Office:
Tel: +90 212 311 5217
Fax: +90 212 253 4702
e-mail: intl@bilgi.edu.tr
Course Descriptions:
“Istanbul: City and Civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean World”
Instructor: Assoc.Prof. Christoph Neumann , Department of History
This course introduces students to the long-term historical transformation of Constantinople/Istanbul. The political, cultural, socio-economic and physical continuities and changes of Constantinople/Istanbul from Byzantine times until the present, are highlighted with an emphasis on the themes of space, state power and popular resistance. By focusing on the city’s monuments and physical urban landscape within a socio-political and religio-cultural context, issues such as the projection of imperial power by the state, urban planning and resettlement policies, as well as the effect of modernity and nationalism on the urban landscape will be explored. Students will learn to approach urban environments in a critical way.
Study tour: “The social life of Ottoman Istanbul” concentrating on a number of ancient quarters in the historic center of the city.
“Islam and the West”
Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Ayhan Kaya, Department of Political Science
This course examines historical and contemporary debates on Islam and its relation to the West by using theoretical insights from multiculturalism, colonialism, orientalism, occidentalism, imperialism, modernization, post-colonialism, post-communism, globalization and mysticism. A historical account of the early encounters between Islam and the Judeo-Christian West will be provided first. This will be followed by an analysis of the Western perceptions of Islam during the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, paving the way for the modern conceptions of Islam and the Islamic world in the Western hemisphere. Special attention will be paid to the rise of the West as the superior power of the modern world and its impact on the relation of the two civilizations in negotiating various forms and patterns of encounter, challenge, rejection, reaction, and adaptation.
Study tour: Pera (Beyoglu), the “European” quarter of Istanbul in the 19th century
“Pop Culture in Turkey: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle”
Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Asli Tunc, Department of Communication
This course examines the social functions of popular culture in Turkey with particular emphasis on the period from 1980s to the present. It asks how popular culture is produced and consumed, and how the social function of specific forms (e.g. music, television, cinema, fashion, youth cultures) has altered the country in the last two decades. The course examines the distinctive ways in which popular culture, whether from Turkey or overseas, has developed. It analyses how certain cultural forms have been perceived as typically "Turkish" while others have been perceived as "foreign." The social and political consequences of such perceptions will be examined. Since the changing urban culture of modernity steadily generates new meanings of leisure and popular culture, the urban landscape becomes the representational space of different social and spatial practices. This course also aims to explore the ongoing urban transformation of the city of Istanbul with respect to the evolving popular culture and the new concept of leisure in the city.
Study tour: Visit to Istanbul Modern art museum and santralistanbul which changed the modern arts, culture and leisure scene in Istanbul.
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