COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL THEMES IN AMERICAN AND WORLD CINEMA

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 (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL GÜNDOĞDU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

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 MIDTERM
8 Theme:Society/Individual Discussion
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 Theme: American West(ern) Discussion
15 General Evaluation Discussion
16 Final

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

Office hours will be announced every semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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