COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CINEMA AND WOMEN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 7051 CINEMA AND WOMEN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NILÜFER ÖZCAN

Offered to

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Course Objective

At the end of this course, students will be familiar with the fundamental topics addressed by visual sociology. They will gain a broad perspective on women and cinema. They will be able to analyze changing women's issues through cinema/films.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They are familiar with the main topics covered by visual sociology.
2   They gain a broad perspective on women and cinema.
3   They can analyze changing women's issues through cinema/films.
4   They acquire knowledge about the field.
5   They can discuss related topics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sociological Theories and Approaches to Gender
2 Cinema and Women
3 Feminist Film Theory 1
4 Feminist Film Theory 2
5 Cinema and Gender Roles
6 Cinema and Sexuality
7 Midterm Exam
8 Cinema and Women's Issues 1
9 Cinema and Women's Issues 2
10 Being a Woman in Cinema, Images of Women in Art Films
11 Examples from Films 1
12 Examples from Films 2
13 Examples from Films 3
14 Examples from Films 4
15 General Evaluation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Sinema ve Kadın, Atilla Dorsay 2000, Remzi kitabevi
Yüzyılın 100 türk filmi Atilla Dorsay 2000, Remzi kitabevi
Dünya Kadın Sinema Yönetmenleri, 2016, Der. Kelly ve Robson
Sinema ve toplumsal cinsiyet: Türk sinemasında ev, emek, cinsiyet ve iktidar ilişkileri, Gül Yaşartürk, 2022, Nika Yayınevi
Sabihanın kız kardeşleri, Türk sinemasında kadınlar, deneyimler ve toplumsal cinsiyet, Delal Yatçi, 2024, Metis yay.
Toplumsal cinsiyet penceresinden, Türk Alman sinemasına bakış,
Erkan Zengin, 2016, Detay yay. Referanslar:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.355
LO.45
LO.555555