COURSE UNIT TITLE

: A CRITICAL HISTORY OF FILM ADAPTATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STA 6072 A CRITICAL HISTORY OF FILM ADAPTATION ELECTIVE 3 0 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 conduct a detailed examination of productions resulting from the collaboration between cinema and literature. In addition to analyzing adaptations deemed successful or unsuccessful, it seeks to identify cinematic differences between adaptations of classic literary works and those of contemporary texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to examine the relationship between cinema and literature within the context of interdisciplinary arts
2   To be able to address the debates on adaptation and original screenwriting in cinema.
3   To be able to discuss literary adaptations and audience interaction
4   To be able to analyze the examples of classic literary works adapted into film.
5   To be able to investigate the reasons behind cinema s selection of bestselling books for adaptation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Relationship Between Film and Literature
2 Short Story, Novel, and Screenplay
3 Analysis of Classic Literary Adaptations.
4 The Distinct Structure of Contemporary Literary Adaptations.
5 An Analysis of a Literary Adaptation after 2020.

Recomended or Required Reading

Books
*Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films(Stephanie Harrison)
*Film-Adaptation as a Possible Literary Genre: Selected Texts and their Film-Adaptations (Janki Bhatt)
*Analyzing Literature-to-Film Adaptations: A Novelist's Exploration and Guide
*Kısa Öykünün Büyük Ustaları (Celal Üster)
*Gotik Kısa Hikayeler (Kolektif)
*50 Great Short Stories (Milton Crane)
* Literature and Cinema: Appropriation, Adaptation, Adulteration (Shri Rai / Anugamini Rai)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
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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