| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | STV632 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) |
Fatma GÜRSES |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to learn the oral history method and to examine the importance of documentary in an informative and up-to-date way, focusing on its relationship with life and reality in a broad perspective ranging from early avant-garde documentaries to social media films. |
| Course Content | This course will examine historically significant documentary films and established discourses, as well as the recent resurgence of documentary as a popular entertainment style and discourse mechanism, and explain how the oral history method can be used in documentary. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Understands the oral history method. Analyzes the key concepts of documentary cinema. Analyzes the close relationship between documentary and social, cultural, political, economic and technological transformations. - Analyzes how oral history is used in documentary films. Compares similarities and contrasts between documentary and fiction films. Critically examines documentaries from different periods and styles within their contexts. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Providing information about course content. | Research Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study |
| 2. Week | What is oral history? How is it done? Theoretical Framework | Research Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | The relationship between digital storytelling and oral history. | Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research |
| 4. Week | General information about the documentary | Course Hours Verbal Expression Research Preparation, After Class Study |
| 5. Week | Documentary genres/subgenres | Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| 6. Week | Ethnographic film | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | The Relationship between Documentary, Cinema and Oral History. | Research Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study |
| 8. Week | Midterms | Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Practice |
| 9. Week | Monitoring oral history practices, evaluations, and discussions | Research Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study |
| 10. Week | Watching and discussing examples of TV programs produced with the oral history method, such as speeches, interviews, and documentary programs. | Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 11. Week | Determining oral history interview topics. | Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research |
| 12. Week | Interview method and question designs. | Research Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 13. Week | Evaluation of oral history interviews. | Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research Verbal Expression |
| 14. Week | Project presentations and discussions. | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research Course Hours |
| 15. Week | Finals | Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research Practice |
| Stephen Caunce, Sözlü Tarih ve Yerel tarihçi, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001. |
| Carr, Edward Hallet, (1993) Tarih Nedir ?, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. |
| Thompson, Paul (1999) Geçmişin Sesi, İstanbul:Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları. |
| Assmann, Jan. 2001. Kültürel Bellek, Ayrıntı Yayınları. |
| Tan, Mine (der)2002. Anneanne Sırlarını Eskitmiş Aynalar Kolektif .İstanbul: Çizi yazıları. |
| Nora, Pierre. 2006. Hafıza Mekanları, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları |
| Perks, Roberts vd.1998. The Oral History Reader.Routledge. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60,40,60,40,60 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Verbal Expression | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Visual Presentation | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Homework 2 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Quiz 1 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 204 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
