SOCIOLOGY OF CINEMA

SOC324

Course Code: SOC324
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Recognize the basic concepts related to the history of Turkish and World Cinema.
Discuss the cinema movements and the social foundations of these movements.
Discuss the types of films in Turkish cinema and their social interaction.
Applies the methodological approach and literature review by planning a research on social change in Turkish cinema.
Analyzes her/his research on social change in Turkish cinema by reporting.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course, subjects such as the cinema-society relationship, the examination of motion pictures through the basic concepts of sociology, the effect of society on motion pictures, the effect of motion pictures on society are examined.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Introduction, General Overview and Key Concepts
2^nd Week	Historical Development of Cinema and Its Relationship with Society I
3^rd Week	Historical Development of Cinema and Its Relationship with Society II
4^th Week	Cinema Movements
5^th Week	Film Analysis Case Study: Züğürt Ağa
6^th Week	Development of Cinema and Its Relationship with Society in Turkey I
7^th Week	Development of Cinema and Its Relationship with Society in Turkey II
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Development of Cinema and Its Relationship with Society in Turkey III
10^th Week	Genres in Turkish Cinema and the Phenomenon of Social Change
11^th Week	Shantytowns in Turkish Cinema
12^th Week	Presentations
13^th Week	Presentations
14^th Week	Presentations
15^th Week	General Evaluation of the Course

Recommended or Required Reading

* Diken, Bülent; Laustsen, Carsten B. Filmlerle Sosyoloji, Metis Yayınları,2010

*Jarvie, Ian Charles. Towards a Sociology of the Cinema, London and New York: Routledge, 2013

*Mills, C. Wright. The Sociological Imagination. Oxford university press,2000

*Teksoy, Rekin. Rekin Teksoy'un Sinema Tarihi, Oğlak Yayıncılık, 2014

*Scognamillo, Giovanni. Türk Sinema Tarihi. Kabalcı Yayınları, 2013

*Schneider, Steven Jay; Palmer, R. Barton (eds). Dünya Sinemasında Akımlar, Doruk Yayınları,2016

*Sutherland, Jean-Anne; Feltey, Kathryn (eds) Cinematic Sociology: Social Life in Film. Los Angeles and London, Sage, 2013

*Yaşartürk, Gül. Ve Sinema. Doruk Yayınları, 2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	1	3	3
Preparation for Final exam	1	55	55
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	45	45
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	2	2
Total Work Load			151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3	X			X
K4				X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7		X	X
K8
K9
K10
K11					X
K12