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| Code | İTS719 |
| Name | Texts of Orientalism |
| Term | 2022-2023 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
Recognizing orientalism and understanding its historical background.
Course Content
Orientalism theory and Orientalism studies, Orientalists' approaches to Classical Islamic sources, the cooperation of colonial western states with orientalists, some problems arising from them in the history of Islam and their criticism.
Course Precondition
To have taken compulsory and optional courses.
Resources
Some lecture notes in the framework of Edward Said's Orientalism.
Notes
1 Yücel, Bulut, Oryantalizmin Kısa Tarihi, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul. 2. Armaoğlu, Fahir, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasî Tarihi, 15. baskı, İstanbul 2007 3. Ferro, Marc, Sömürgecilik Tarihi, çev. Muna Cedden, İmge Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002. 4. Hobsbawm, Eric, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl, 1914-1991 Aşırılıklar Çağı, çev. Yavuz Alogan, 3. baskı, İstanbul, 2007. 5. İşçi, Metin, Kültür Sömürgeciliği ve Eğitim, İstanbul, 1995. 6. Said, Edward W., Şarkiyatçılık, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul, 2017. 7. Uçarol, Rifat, Siyasi Tarih (1789-2001), 6. baskı, İstanbul, 2006.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | The student knows orientalism and can make a theoretical and historical evaluation of the orientalist perspective. |
| LO02 | Knows the history of Orientalist studies in Europe. |
| LO03 | Interpret the spread of the Orientalist view outside of Europe. |
| LO04 | Can make critical evaluations of orientalism. |
| LO05 | Becomes aware of Islamic studies in the Western. |
| LO06 | Analyzes orientalists' perspective on Islamic history. |
| LO07 | Becomes aware of orientalists' studies on Siyer and the history of Islam and analyzes them with a critical eye. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Recognizes and uses classical sources related to sub-disciplines of Islamic History and Arts Department. | 2 |
| PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Achieves the ability to follow contemporary domestic and foreign publications related to the field. | 5 |
| PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Can approach the problems related to the field with a critical mindset and perspective. | 2 |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability of re-interpreting and reproducing the knowledge which is learnt during the MA program, | 4 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains the ability of forming the topic in academic studies and of composing it in a logical framework, | 3 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability of benefiting from technological facilities (press, visual, audio, etc ) for accessing and using the academic studies during the MA program, | 3 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability of keeping scientific, cultural and moral values in these academic studies and of internalizing them, | 4 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Be open to interdisciplinary approaches by making use of theological sciences and other branches of science. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Gains the ability to carry out a work that requires expertise in the field of Islamic history and arts independently and as a team member. | 3 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Understands that Islamic culture and civilization is a whole with science, history, art, music and literature. | 5 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | The sub-disciplines of the Department of Islamic History Arts have common knowledge and competencies in the fields of Islamic History, Turkish-Islamic Literature, Turkish-Islamic Arts and Turkish Religious Music. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Uses the skills of working with an individual team in national and international projects related to her field. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Learns the basic knowledge and approaches related to the sub-disciplines of the Department of Islamic History and Arts. | 2 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | continues its scientific activities in accordance with ethical rules. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The concept of orientalism, the areas covered by orientalism and a general overview of eastern geography, introduction of current sources. | by Ali Dere "A Process in the Encounter of East and West: Orientalism, Rereading Orientalism" etc. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 2 | Postmodernism, Globalism and Critique of Orientalism. | Kalın, İbrahim, Between Napoleon and Ceberti: New Faces of Orientalism as We Enter the Modern Era, etc. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 3 | Western Ways of Reading Islam and Its Effects on the Islamic World. | Ugur, Hakan, The Emergence of Orientalism in Europe and Ismail Fennî Ertuğrul's Defense Against Dozy's Claims on the Originality of Islam, Necmettin Erbakan University Journal of the Faculty of Theology, 2019, issue: 48, p. 175-195. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 4 | The Approaches of the Orientalists to the Prophet and Reading the Sīra. | Sarıçam, İbrahim - Seyfettin Erşahin, "The View of Western Orientalism to the Prophet", Eskiyeni: Journal of Social Sciences, 2007, issue: 5, p. 5-21. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 5 | The orientalists' critical views and approaches to the Qur'an. | Bedir, Ahmet, The Effects of Orientalism on Our Intellectual in Understanding the Qur'an, Marife, 2002, vol: II, no: 3, p. 189-218. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 6 | Hadith criticism of orientalists. | See, Mehmet, On the Basic Factors Leading Classical Orientalism to Hadith Studies, Islamiyât, 2000, vol: III, issue: 1, p. 11-31. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Relations of Muslims with Christians. | Attacker, Faruk, The Emergence of Orientalism in the Context of Muslim-Christian Relations, Old New: Journal of Social Sciences, 2007, issue: 4, p. 69-78. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 8 | Colonialism and Orientalism. | Mertcan, Hakan The Relationship between Orientalism and Colonialism: The Endless Bloody Adventure of "Love" from the Sword of the Western Conquerors to Aladdin's Lamp, Milel and Nihal: Journal of Faith, Culture and Mythology Studies, 2007, vol: IV, issue: 2, p. 11-28. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 9 | midterm | Assignment on the topics covered | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 10 | Economist reading of Islamic history. | Kurt, Abdurrahman, "Islam and the Problem of Underdevelopment", U.Ü. Journal of the Faculty of Theology, 17/2 2008, p. 35-72. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 11 | Ethnocentric Reading of Islamic history. | Göregen, Mustafa, "Psycho-Social Foundations of Orientalist Islamic Interpretations", Journal of Turkic Studies, P.1 2017 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 12 | Sociocentric reading of the History of Islam. | Zakzuk, Mahmud Hamdi, Orientalism or Civilizations Reckoning Trans. Abdulaziz Hatip, Izmir 2007. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 13 | Bernard Lewis and historiography. | Bernard Lewis, The Birth of Modern Turkey, trans. Boğaç Babür Turna, Friends Publishing House, Ankara 2008. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Examining Orientalism through selected texts I. | Bernard Lewis, The Birth of Modern Turkey, trans. Boğaç Babür Turna, Friends Publishing House, Ankara 2008. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 15 | Examining Orientalism through selected texts II. | Bernard Lewis, The Birth of Modern Turkey, trans. Boğaç Babür Turna, Friends Publishing House, Ankara 2008. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 16 | Final Exams | Studying subjects until the end of the year exams. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Final Exams | Studying subjects until the end of the year exams. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||