e-mail: mihri@uludag.edu.tr tel: (0224)294-18-51 Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen- Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümü 16059 Görükle Kampüsü / Bursa
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Objective of the Course:
The main goal of this class is to offer a comparative and historical approach to sociology of food and agriculture. The second goal is to present a comprehensive and critical approach to the problems of modern food and agriculture nexus.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
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Understanding pre-modern forms of agriculture prevalent prior to the 1870s;
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Understanding the great transformation of agriculture after the 1870s.;
3
Historicizing the emergence of rural sociology in conjunction with modern agriculture.;
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Understanding the transformation of the field of rural sociology.;
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Historicizing the rise of modern sociology of agri-food systems.;
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Critique of modern agri-food systems. ;
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Critical approaches to discussions on rural life and peasantry.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Introduction
2
On the Relevance of Village and Peasantry as Modern Concepts.
3
Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change: 19th century
4
Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change: 20th century
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Agriculture and National Boundaries
6
Agriculture and Globalization
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Agriculture and Market Domination
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Documentary
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Interim Review
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Political Economy of Agriculture in Turkey: Before 1950
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Political Economy of Agriculture in Turkey: 1950-1980
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Political Economy of Agriculture in Turkey: 1980-2000
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Political Economy of Agriculture in Turkey: Since the 2000s
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Review
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Henry Bernstein, Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change, (London: A Kumarian Press Book, 2010). Mehmet C. Ecevit, Kırsal Tu¨rkiye’nin Degˆis¸im Dinamikleri: Go¨kc¸eagˆac¸ Ko¨yu¨ Monografisi (Ankara: T.C. Ku¨ltu¨r Bakanlıgˆı, 1999). Ǹagˆlar Keyder and Zafer Yenal, Bildigˆimiz Tarımın Sonu: Ku¨resel İktidar ve Ko¨ylu¨lu¨k (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2013). Necdet Oral, Türkiye’de Tarımın Ekonomi-Politiği 1923-2013 (Ankara: Notabene, 2013). Türkiye İhracatçılar Meclisi, “Türkiye İhracatçılar Meclisi Tarım Raporu 2016” (İstanbul, 2017).
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
60
Total
2
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
6
84
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
32
32
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
32
32
Total WorkLoad
176
Total workload/ 30 hr
5,87
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
