[Bilimsel Haber] FW: Study Abroad Opportunity in Turkey - June 18-July 7, 2012 Portland State University

[Tugrul Keskin]

Please share this study abroad to Turkey course information with your
students. You will find the syllabus attached. Best to all, tugrul
 Dear all, 

We are organizing a study abroad course to Turkey from June 18-July 7, 2012.
This class is not a touristic course about belly dancing nor whirling
dervishes. This study abroad course is about hard core Turkish Politics and
Society from an insider and Non-Orientalist perspective. If you would like
to learn about Turkish political parties (AK Parti, CHP, MHP, Isci Partisi,
Saadet Partisi, TKP, Yesiller Partisi, BDP, Ulku Ocaklari), religious
organizations (Cemevleri, Alevi Foundations, Tarikats-Zikirler) ,
think-tanks, the educational system, we strongly recommend you to take this
study abroad to Turkey course. You will not stay an isolated five stars
hotels or university dorms in the middle of nowhere. You will stay in the
historical neighborhood of Uskudar on the Asian side of the city, living
within Turkish society and learning about Turkish Transformational Politics
. The experience will expand your understanding of modern Turkey in the
context of globalization, the economy, Islam and the Middle East.  You will
find the syllabus attached. We hope to see you in Istanbul this summer. Best
to all, Tugrul Keskin

Society, Politics and Economy in Modern Turkey
A Non-Orientalist Approach to Turkey and Turkish Society
Summer 2012 / June 18 ­ July 7
6 Credits - INTL 499/500
You can also obtain graduate or 8 credits with a special arrangement
Center for Turkish Studies/International Studies

 
Application: 
http://oia.pdx.edu/ea/details/society_politics_and_economy_in_modern_turkey/

Dates: June 18 ­ July 7, 2012

Faculty: Tugrul Keskin, PSU Faculty in International Studies

Course(s): INTL 499: Senior International Experiences ­ 6 credits

This 6-credit, four-week course (INTL 499: Senior International Experience)
will include lectures by well-known scholars on Turkish history, politics,
society, and economics in the morning; while the afternoons will include
visits to historical sites, museums, other relevant locations in Istanbul,
or to meet with government officials, political and religious leaders, and
business organizations.

Lodging will be at a hotel in Uskudar, which is conveniently located next to
a ferry station. Students will attend class lectures and discussions from 9
to 12PM Monday through Fridays at the Institute of Middle East at Marmara
University. We will spend two weeks in Istanbul and one week travelling in
Ankara, Konya, Gocek and Izmir. Turkey has a population of more than 70
million and is one of the most diverse countries in the Middle East, at the
intersection of Europe and Asia, with many different political, religious
and ethnic groups. Over the last decade the Turkish economy has been one of
the greatest examples of growth in a developing market, and this has fueled
important social and political changes. In this course, we seek to
understand and explore these trends in Turkish society.

This study abroad course is designed in collaboration with the Institute of
Middle East at Marmara University and cosponsored by the Center for Turkish
Studies at PSU. All applicants will be interviewed either by phone or Skype.

Best to all,  
-- 
Tugrul Keskin

Assistant Professor of International and Middle Eastern Studies
Affiliated Faculty of Black Studies
Sociology and Center for Turkish Studies
Middle East Studies Coordinator (INTL)

Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner, unless you eat some of what's
on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being
born here in America doesn't make you an American.
Malcolm X


 


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