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TRH3041 | Contemporary Colonial History | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ahmet KARAÇAVUŞ | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Melek ÖKSÜZ | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To reveal the theoretical and practical framework of colonialism that exists in every period of history. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | To be able to comprehend the emergence and historical development of colonialism | 2,4,7 | 1, | LO - 2 : | To have information about the intellectual and scientific background of colonialism | 4,8 | 1, | LO - 3 : | To be able to comprehend nineteenth century colonial practices and resistances against them. | 12,14 | 1, | LO - 4 : | To understand the process of the Ottoman Empire to become semi-colonial | 1,5 | 1, | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
Historical origins of colonialism, exploiter-exploited relationship, colonial tools and methods, exploited regions in the contemporary age, anti-colonial movements and leaders. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Course İntroduction: Sources, Concepts (Colonialism, Semi-Colonialism, and Colonialism) and the Origins of Colonialism in Ancient and Medieval Times | | Week 2 | Geographical Discoveries and Maritime Empires: Slaughter, Exile, Settlement, Robbery, and the Slave Trade | | Week 3 | Mercantilism and, Legacy that remainded from Holland to England: The Empire of Companies | | Week 4 | Industrial Revolution: Iron, Coal, Cotton and Grain | | Week 5 | The Instruments and Methods of Contemporary Colonialism | | Week 6 | Napoleon: Civilization and The Discourse Supremacy of the West | | Week 7 | Orientalism: to Reconstruct the East as an Image and Making a West-East Distinction | | Week 8 | Edward Said and The Exploration Arms of Colonialism: History, Archeology, Philology, Anthropology | | Week 9 | Mid-Term exam | | Week 10 | Colonialism and Missionaries | | Week 11 | Second Half of the Nineteenth Century: The Acceleration of Industrialization and the Establishment of International Dependency Networks | | Week 12 | Be Participated to Germany, Italy, and Japan to the Rivalry for Colonialism | | Week 13 | Capitulations in the Process of Being Semi-Colonial of Ottoman State | | Week 14 | Semi-Colonial Countries: Template Trade Agreements, Investment Contracts and Loans | | Week 15 | The Great War, and the Fall of the Terrestrial Empires | | Week 16 | End-of-termexam | | |
1 | Ferro, Marc.2002; Sömürgecilik Tarihi, Ankara. | | 2 | Luraghi, Raimond. 2000; Sömürgecilik Tarihi, İstanbul. | | |
1 | Harrison, Paul. 1990, 3. Dünyanın Batılılaştırılması, İstanbul. | | 2 | Said, Edward. 2020; Şarkiyatçılık, İstanbul. | | 3 | Said, Edward. 2021; Kültür ve Emperyalizm, İstanbul. | | 4 | Hentsch, Thiery. 2016; Hayali Doğu, İstanbul. | | 5 | Goody, Jack.2002; Batıdaki Doğu, İstanbul. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 27.11.2023 | 2 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15.01.2024 | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total work load | | | 120 |
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