COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HOLLYWOOD AND THE REPRESENATTAION OF THE OTHERNESS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STA 6069 HOLLYWOOD AND THE REPRESENATTAION OF THE OTHERNESS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Art and Design Proficiency in Art

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HILAL SÜREYYA YILMAZ

Offered to

Art and Design Proficiency in Art

Course Objective

The course aims to examine in detail Hollywood, the world's most influential national cinema, which has carried a nationalist cinema identity from the beginning, and its construction and presentation of the Other in line with American ideology across different periods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand the historical and cultural reasons for Hollywood being a nationalist cinema
2   To be able to analyze Hollywood and the other throughout history
3   To be able to comprehend the concept of the enemy in American war films
4   To be able to trace the historical and cultural process of racism debates in Hollywood
5   To be able to trace the historical and cultural aspects of gender issues in Hollywood films

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The National Security Connection of Hollywood Cinema
2 The Concept of the Other and Othering
3 The U.S. and the Concept of the Enemy
4 American War Films and Enemy Design
5 U.S. and Racism
6 Hollywood and Racist Discourses, Themes, and Policies
7 Hollywood and Gender
8 Hollywood and Islamophobia

Recomended or Required Reading

Books
**Amerikan Sinema ve Televizyonunda Müslüman Algısı (Hilal S. Yılmaz)
*Hollywood War Machine: U.S Militarism and Popular Culture (Carl Boggs)
*Hollywood ve Mutlu Son Fenomeni (Hilal S. Yılmaz)
*Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood Films (Sharon Willis)
*White Screens/Black Images: Hollywood From the Dark Side (James Snead)
*A Long Long Way-Hollywood s Unfinished Journey From Racism to Reconciliation (Greg Garrett)
*Film Nation Hollywood Looks At Amerikan History (Robert Burgoyne)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 FINS FINAL EXAM
2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) FCG * 1


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Attending seminars, completing projects and assignments as well as participating in class.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is compulsory. Projects and assignments need to be completed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hilalsureyya@gmail.com

Office Hours

Monday 9:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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