Information Package

Program of Sociology (English)

SOCI324

CINEMA SOCIOLOGY

Course Code
SOCI324
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Recognizes the basic concepts related to the history of Turkish and World Cinema.
  2. Discusses the cinema movements and the social foundations of these movements.
  3. Discusses the types of films in Turkish cinema and their social interaction.
  4. Applies the methodological approach and literature review by planning a research on social change in Turkish cinema.
  5. Analyzes his research on social change in Turkish cinema by reporting.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionBasic concepts of sociology, historical development of sociology of art, cinema and social structure, cinema and economic relations, cinema and social institutions, cinema and popular culture, cinema and modernism, cinema and social phenomena and events constitute the content of this course.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course and basic concepts
2nd Week Historical development of cinema.
3rd Week C. Wright Mills and sociological imagination and cinema
4th Week Cinema's social effects, cinema and mass culture
5th Week Cinema theories
6th Week Mass communication theories
7th Week Historical development of cinema in Turkey
8th Week Mid Term
9th Week Social change and cinema films in Turkey
10th Week National identity and cinema
11th Week Cultural imperialism and cinema
12th Week Film analysis 1: Gender and cinema
13th Week Film analysis 2: Globalization and cinema
14th Week Student presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingJarvie, Ian Charles. Towards a Sociology of the Cinema, London and New York: Routledge, 2013
Mills, C. Wright. The Sociological Imagination. Oxford university press,2000
Sutherland, Jean-Anne; Feltey, Kathryn (eds) Cinematic Sociology: Social Life in Film. Los Angeles and London, Sage, 2013
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
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 Load151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
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K3 X X
K4 X X
K5
K6 X X X X
K7 X X
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K11 X
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