Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- STV625 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) Prof. Dr. Kazım Özkan ERTÜRK (Güz)
Goals This course aims to examine the discourses produced in cinema and media with a theoretical and critical approach. Students learn the methods of discourse analysis to analyze the ideological, political and cultural discourses constructed through media and cinema and apply these methods to different media content. The course also provides a comprehensive theoretical background to understand and criticize the social effects of visual and textual representations.
Course Content This course comprehensively examines how ideological, social and cultural discourses produced through media and cinema are constructed and analyzed. The course examines the basic concepts and approaches of discourse theory, especially focusing on the ideas of thinkers such as Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser and Antonio Gramsci. It discusses how concepts such as ideology, hegemony and power relations are represented in media and cinema content.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 By grasping the basic theoretical framework and methods of discourse analysis, they will be able to evaluate media and cinema contents from a critical perspective.
2 They will have the competence to analyze the social, political and cultural dimensions of cinema and media discourses.
3 Will be able to criticize issues such as gender, race, class and environmental discourses in the context of media and cinema.
4 They will develop skills to apply discourse analysis in their academic research or professional media work.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction to the Concept of Discourse Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Discourse and Ideology Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Methods of Discourse Analysis in Media Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week The Relationship Between Cinema and Discourse Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Discourse and Gender Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Race and Ethnic Discourses Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Political Discourses and Cinema Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Power and Power Discourses in the Media Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Popular Culture and Discourse Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Digital Media and Discourse Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Ecological Discourses and Media Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Globalization and Media Discourse Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Discourse Criticism and Alternative Media Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
15. Week Final Exam
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
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.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 3 3 3 3
PY2 3 3 3 3
PY3 3 3 3 3
PY4 3 3 3 3
PY5 3 3 3 3
PY6 3 3 3 3
PY7 3 3 3 3
PY8 3 3 3 3
PY9 3 3 3 3
PY10 3 3 3 3
PY11 3 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Teun A. van Dijk, Discourse and Power ve News as Discourse
  • Louis Althusser, Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses
  • Stuart Hall, Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices
ECTS credits and course workload
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