COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Art and Design

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RAGIP TARANÇ

Offered to

Art and Design

Course Objective

The orientalist perspective in cinema as an art of representation, in different ways
can manifest. The use of the places in the movie, the story and
It is aimed to arrange the characters and to determine the orientalist elements.Orientalism, also known as Eastern science or Orientalism, is an academic discipline established to recognize Eastern cultures and languages, but it also contains power relations. As Edward Said describes, orientalism is a system of thought that facilitates the hegemony of the Western world over the Eastern world and is fed by prejudices. Orientalism, which is also seen as the image of the West that has been constructed by the West, has shown itself in many fields since ancient times.Traces of the orientalist point of view, which exists in many different areas from literature to music, from painting to architecture, are also found in cinema. Besides being an art form, cinema is a mass media and has a social feature. Therefore, there is a strong link between cinema and social life. The orientalist point of view can be reproduced in the social plane through cinema, in which both visual and audio elements can be used effectively. There are many examples of orientalist perspective in cinema.
There are many examples of orientalist perspective in cinema.
The Orientalist point of view is ideological at some point because there is a distortion and reconstruction of the truth. Today, orientalism shows itself in various ways. It can be said that orientalism continues to exist both through institutes established to conduct research on Eastern geography that reflects the purpose of its emergence, as well as through works of art and media. Since cinema is one of the most influential art forms in the cinema, orientalism is dominantly observed. In this context, it is aimed to investigate orientalist reflections through Hollywood, French, Polish and Turkish Cinema and to find new findings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

BOOKS
Orientalism, Edward W. Said, Metis Publishing
Orientalism, Oxidentalism and Art, Ahmet Çaycı British Orientalism and Sufism - Süleyman Derin, Orientalism in Hollywood Cinema, Hilal ErkanThe Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life
Orientalism: History, Theory and the Arts John M. MacKenzie, Orientalism and Turkey Semra Germaner and Zeynep Inankur
Thoughts on Exile - Edward W. Said Consuming the East - Edhem Eldem, Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism, Orientalism, hegemony and cultural difference, Istanbul of Orientalists - Semra GermanerEphicism, Orientalism, Slavery - Jale Parla, Orientalism in Western Literature 1/2, Onur Bilge Kula
ARTICLES
THE REFLECTION OF THE ORIENTALIST PERSPECTIVE TO CINEMA: THE PHYSCIAN (2013) FILM
EXAMPLE Mehmet Emin SATIR-Nuri Pasha Ozer
ROMAN, REALITY AND FILM: THE ORIENTALIST CULTURE OF ENGLISH PATIENTS AND HOLLYWOOD Beyazıt AKMAN
Movies
Harem Soiree, Operation: Slang, A Well in Kenan, Syriana.Waiting Israel, Babylon, Skyfall, Taken2 etc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Orientalism depicts the East as it is in the Western imagination
It is. As a pleasure-loving hedonist, exotic and non-rational structure
the seen East is conveyed as it is in the imagination of the West. At this point
it can be argued that art is a tool of orientalism. The East is far from scientific
is an abundant argument for ignorance, ignorance and barbarism.
and this mentality also legitimized colonial policies at some point.
the floor was createdTo provide research of WRONGLY. After mentioning the relationship between orientalism and art forms,
It would be appropriate to talk about the relationship between orientalism and cinema. A narrative and
cinema as the art of representation, using the orientalist elements, the orientalist perspective
it will intensify research to ensure its reproduction.Orientalist thought As an orientalist element in cinema, as in many works of art that it embodiedmany"stereotypes"there.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

There is an obligation to attend the lecture.In addition to the knowledge exam, a written presentation of the project draft along with the visa exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is compulsory.
Each lesson is face to face education and brainstorming.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

rtaranc@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes