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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | STV621 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Arş. Gör. Gülizar ÖZTÜRK |
| Instructor(s) | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Evren GÜNEVİ USLU (Güz) |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to analyze the effects of cinema on ideological, cultural and social structures using critical theory approaches. Students will learn to critically evaluate movies in terms of power, representation, identity, class, gender and race. In addition, it is aimed to develop an in-depth understanding of how movies make social inequalities visible or conceal them. The course provides students with critical thinking skills and enables them to question cinema as a field of cultural production. |
| Course Content | This course aims to examine the effects of critical theory on cinema and the role of cinema in the reproduction of social structures. Critical approaches such as the Frankfurt School, postmodernism, feminist theory and postcolonialism are used to criticize cinema. The course discusses how to analyze films in terms of ideology, power, identity and representation. Students gain the ability to question social inequality and ideological manipulations by evaluating films from a critical perspective. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Explain the ideological, social and cultural functions of cinema by defining critical theory approaches. |
| 2 | Can analyze movies from a critical perspective in the context of power, representation, identity, gender, class and race. |
| 3 | Evaluate how cinema reflects or conceals social inequalities and ideological manipulations. |
| 4 | Can show how different critical theories (Frankfurt School, feminist theory, postcolonialism, postmodernism, etc.) are applied to film criticism. |
| 5 | Discuss the effects of cinema as a means of cultural production on social change. |
| 6 | Develop critical thinking skills to interpret films in an interdisciplinary context. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The relationship between critical theory and cinema | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 2. Week | The Frankfurt School and the Culture Industry | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Critical approaches and Marxism | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Ideology and hegemony in cinema | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | Feminist Theory and Cinema | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | Postcolonialism and Cinema | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 7. Week | Postmodernism and Cinema | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | Midterm Exam | |
| 9. Week | Class, Capitalism and Cinema | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 10. Week | Race and Representation | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 11. Week | Documentary Cinema and Reality | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Nation and Identity | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Examples of cinema criticism | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 14. Week | Examples of cinema criticism | Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 15. Week | Final Exam |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Defines concepts related to the cinema and television sectors. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 15 | 3 | 45 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Interview | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Presentation (Preparation) | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
|
Sınavlar |
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 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
