COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH THEATRE I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSB 3005 HISTORY OF TURKISH THEATRE I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Department of Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASLIHAN ÜNLÜ

Offered to

Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Performance Arts
Stage Design
Play Writing - Dramaturgy

Course Objective

Provision of knowledge on the development of Turkish theatre from the period in which the phenomenon of play emerged until the Republican period

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   learn the history of Turkish theatre
2   Learn the phases undergone by the Turkish culture and Turkish art
3   Attain the required infrastructure for their profession
4   Enhance their power of synthesis
5   Attain the required infrastructure for designing an authentic Turkish theatre making use of the tradition in the context of main branches of art

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General characteristics of the traditional Turkish theatre
2 General characteristics of the traditional Turkish theatre
3 Shamanic rituals and their theatrical characteristics
4 Shamanic rituals and their theatrical characteristics
5 Sources affecting the traditional Turkish theatre in Anatolia and the cultural structure
6 Village Performance plays
7 Village Performance plays
8 Village Performance plays
9 Cultural structure in the Ottoman Empire
10 Islamic aesthetics
11 Festivals honoring the emperor and their dramatical aspect
12 Mid-Term
13 meddah
14 meddah
15 meddah

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:

Metin And, Geleneksel Türk Tiyatrosu, Bilgi Y., Ank., l985.

Other Sources: AND, Metin, Dionisos ve Anadolu Köylüsü, Elif Y., Ist.,1962.
--- Oyun ve Bügü (Türk Kültüründe Oyun Kavramı), Yapı Kredi Y., Ist., 2003..
--- Osmanlı Şenliklerinde Türk Sanatları, Kültür ve Turizm Bak. Y., Ank.,1982.
--- 100 Soruda Türk Tiyatrosu Tarihi, Gerçek Y., Ist.,1970.
--- Türk Köylü Dansları, Izlem Y., Ist.,1964.
--- Ritüelden Drama, Yapı Kredi Y., Ist., 2002.
INAN, Abdülkadir, Tarihte ve Bugün Şamanizm, TTK. B., Ank.,1972.
KARADAĞ, Nurhan, Köy Seyirlik Oyunlar, Türkiye Iş Bankası Y., Ank.,1978.
NUTKU, Özdemir, Meddahlık ve Meddah Hikayeleri, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Başkanlığı Y., Ank., 1997.
--- IV. Mehmet'in Edirne Şenlikleri, T.T.K. Y., Ank., l972.
ÜNLÜ, Aslıhan, Türk Tiyatrosunun Antropolojisi, Aşina Kitaplar, Ank, 2006.
TEKEREK, Nurhan, Köy Seyirlik Oyunları, Mitos Boyut Y., Ist., 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, presentation of visual material, examination

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Complete understanding of the knowledge, establishing relations among the pieces of knowledge and ability to interpret

Assessment Criteria

Complete understanding of the knowledge, establishing relations among the pieces of knowledge and ability to interpret

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Discussion of the subjects by taking into account the level of information of students with the aim to enhance that level

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.unlu@deu.edu.tr 02323016738

Office Hours

Thursday 10.20-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 1 3
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 48

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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