COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LITERATURE AND CINEMA (ENG.)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 3007 LITERATURE AND CINEMA (ENG.) COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to make the relationship of literature and cinema comprehensible.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; To distinguish the different and corresponding aspects of the literature and cinema.
2   To assess the cinema in the from the point of literature.
3   To analyse the reflection of literary motives in cinema.
4   To use the skill to compare different branches of art.
5   To use the acquired knowledge in the framework of literature and cinema.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Course Content
2 The motive of the Mother in Literature and Cinema
3 Analyse 1: Mother in Literature (Sophpcles: Oedipus Rex)
4 Analyse 2: Mother in Cinema (Hitchcock: Psycho)
5 Oedipus Complex in Cinema
6 Neumann and the Mother-Archetype
7 Dangerous Mothers
8 Midterm exam
9 Death and Mother
10 Resolution of Masculine Mind
11 The Motive Venice in Literature and Cinema
12 Analyse 1: Venice in Literature (Thomas Mann: Death in Venice)
13 Analyse 2: Venice in Cinema (Paul Schrader: The Comfort of Strangers)
14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Helmut Korte: Filmanalyse interdisziplinär, Göttingen, 1991.
2. Eberhard Ostermann: Die Filmerzählung, München, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) 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

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 Attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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