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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
AKE 3029	SPECIAL THEMES IN AMERICAN AND WORLD CINEMA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL GÜNDOĞDU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course is designed to introduce and analyze the variety of themes ranging from identity, individual vs society and ethics to American West in selected movies from the directors of both American and world cinema.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	to identify the distinct styles of selected directors and their movies
2	to analyze various themes and issues in the movies of the directors of both American and world cinema
3	to use technical terminology of cinema in analyzing the movies
4	to write movie analysis with a critical mind

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Theme:Identity/Self	Discussion
3	Theme:Identity/Self	Discussion
4	Theme:Identity/Self	Discussion
5	Theme:Identity/Self	Discussion
6	Theme:Society/Individual	Discussion
7	Theme:Society/Individual	Discussion
8	MIDTERM
9	Theme:Family/Society/Individual	Discussion
10	Theme:Family/Society/Individual	Discussion
11	Theme:Family/Society/Individual	Discussion
12	Theme: American West(ern)	Discussion
13	Theme: American West(ern)	Discussion
14	General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Powers of Horror, Julia Kristeva, The Art of the Ridiculous Sublime, Slavoj Zizek, American Cinema and American Culture, John Belton, Reha Erdem Sineması:Aşk ve Isyan, Fırat Yücel
Materials: Selected movies of David Lynch, Reha Erdem, Emin Alper, Asghar Farhadi, Todd Haynes, Sam Mendes, Tim Burton, Luis Bunuel, Kornel Mundruczo, Alan Parker, Norman Jewison, Ang Lee, Quentin Tarantino, George Roy Hill

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In-class discussion of selected movies and selected reading material.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE 1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to analyze various themes and issues in the movies of different directors from American and world cinema by using technical terminology as well.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

: %70 attendance is compulsory
Plagiarism will be punished.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.gundogdu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	4	52
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Final	1	1,5	2
Midterm	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7
LO.1	5	5	3	5	5	3
LO.2	5	5	3	5	5	3
LO.3	5	5	3	5	5	3
LO.4	5	5	3	5	5	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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