| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 4 |
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| Semester | Eighth Term (Spring) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Know the history of American cinema.
- Analyze cultural issues through their representations in American films.
- Evaluate films as subjective representations.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | Building up on American Cinema and Film Studies 1, this course aims to analyze how cultural issues such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and ability are reflected in American cinema through contemporary examples. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to the Course, Introduction to the Study of Film, PART I Culture and American Film, Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Film Form and Representation |
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2nd Week |
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Film Form and Representation (continued), Chapter 2: The Structure and History of Hollywood Filmmaking |
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3rd Week |
PART II Race and Ethnicity and American Film, Chapter 3: The Concept of Whiteness and American Film, Once Upon a Time in America (1984) |
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4th Week |
Chapter 4: African Americans and American Film, American History X (1998), Chapter 5: Native Americans and American Film,Smoke Signals (1998) |
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5th Week |
Chapter 6: Asian Americans and American Film, Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022); Chapter 7: Latinos and American Film, Spanglish (2004) |
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6th Week |
PART III Class and American Film, Revolutionary Road (2008); Chapter 8: Classical Hollywood Cinema and Class, Chapter 9: Cinematic Class Struggle after the Depression, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) |
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7th Week |
PART IV Gender and American Film, Chapter 10: Women in Classical Hollywood Filmmaking, Thelma and Louise (1991);Chapter 11: Exploring the Visual Parameters of Women in Film |
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8th Week |
MIDTERM |
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9th Week |
Chapter 12: Masculinity in Classical Hollywood Filmmaking, The Hateful Eight (2015); Chapter 13: Gender in American Film since the 1960s |
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10th Week |
PART V Sexuality and American Film: Chapter 14: Heterosexuality, Homosexuality, and Classical Hollywood, Brokeback Mountain (2005); Chapter 15, Sexualities on film since the Sexual Revolution |
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11th Week |
PART VI Ability and American Film, Chapter 16: Cinematic Images of (Dis)Ability, Born on the Fourth of July (1989) |
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12th Week |
Work Towards Group Projects |
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13th Week |
Presentation of Group Projects |
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14th Week |
HOLIDAY |
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15th Week |
HOLIDAY |
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16th Week |
Revision & Wrap-Up |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Benshoff, Harry M. and Sean Griffin. America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Project
- Presentation
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Project |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
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| Project |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Total Work Load | 149 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.96 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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