COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EVRIM ERSÖZ KOÇ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to analyse and interpret the narrative and visual techniques in several genres such as films, TV series, comics, etc. The analysis will be within the framework of a selected theme/s concerning issues such as race, gender, class, religion, ethics, utopia, dystopia, identity, etc.

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

Selected visual narratives
Bordwell, David, Kristin Thompson. Film Art: An Introduction. Boston, McGraw Hill, 2008.
Burkhead, Cynthia. Dreams in American Television Narratives: From Dallas to Buffy. London: Bloomsbury, 2013.
Geraghty, Lincoln. American Science Fiction: Film and Television. New York: Berg, 2009.
Hammond, Michael, Lucy Mazdon. The Contemporary Television Series. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 2005.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: Harper Perennial, 1994.
Vaage, Margrethe Bruun. The Antihero in American Television. New York: Routledge, 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, text analysis, class discussions, visual presentations

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to
1. have critical perspectives on the major issues discussed in the lectures
2. think analytically
3. refer to the primary texts in order to support their arguments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to
1. attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. participate to in-class discussions
3. come to the classes having read the assigned text.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

evrim.ersoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes