MYTHOLOGY AND CINEMA

RTS607

Course Code: RTS607
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 15

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Çağdaş Emrah Çağlıyan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

- Learns the archetypes of the character, plot, etc. patterns used in cinema
- Comprehends film narratives by associating with literary texts
- Gets the ability to devaluate the life with its tragic view

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

At the end of this course, students learn the characters, plot and other structures used in cinema. Furthermore they understand the narratives of cinema by relating them to literary texts and they gain the skill to evaluate life with its tragic aspect.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Description & A Comparison of Supernatural Beliefs in Primitive Societies and the Modern World
2^nd Week	Philosophical Counterparts of the Homeric Universe
3^rd Week	Tragedy Tradition I: Aeschylus (Oresteia, Prometheus Bound)
4^th Week	Tragedy Tradition II: Sophocles (Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus)
5^th Week	Tragedy Tradition III: The Effects of Context on Narrative ? Comparative Analysis of Electra by Euripides and Sophocles
6^th Week	Sample Film Analysis
7^th Week	Schelling's Understanding of the Philosophy of Mythology in the Context of His General Thought
8^th Week	Nietzsche's Interpretation of Tragedy and Its Reflections in the Modern World - I
9^th Week	Nietzsche's Interpretation of Tragedy and Its Reflections in the Modern World - II
10^th Week	God-King Cults in Primitive Cultures and Their Traces in the Modern World
11^th Week	Sample Film Analysis
12^th Week	Examination of Spinoza's Thoughts on Natural Right in the Context of Mythology
13^th Week	Foundations of Hinduism: The Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita
14^th Week	Evaluations on the Reproduction of Mythological Archetypes in Narratives within the Axis of Artificial Intelligence

Recommended or Required Reading

Nietzsche, F., Tragedyanın Doğuşu, çev. Mustafa Tüzel, İthaki Yay., İstanbul
Nietzsche F., İnsanca Pek İnsanca, çev. Mustafa Tüzel, İthaki Yay., İstanbul
Frazer, James G., Altın Dal, çev. Mehmet H. Doğan, Payel Yayınları, Ankara
Homeros, Odysseia, çev. Azra Erhat, Can Yay., İstanbul.
Thomson G., Tragedyanın Kökeni, çev. Mehmet H. Doğan, Payel Yayınları, Ankara
Euripides, Bakkhalar, çev. Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, İş Bankası Kültür Yay., İstanbul
Aiskhylos, Zincire Vurulmuş Prometheus, çev. Azra Erhat, Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, İş Bankası Kültür Yay., İstanbul
Sofokles, Kral Oidipus, çev. Bedrettin Tuncel, İş Bankası Kültür Yay., İstanbul
Girard R., Günah Keçisi, çev. Işık Ergüden, Kanat Kitap, İstanbul
Girard R., Şiddet ve Kutsal, çev. Necmiye Alpay, Kanat Kitap, İstanbul
Camus A., Sisifos Söylen, çev. Tahsin Yücel, Can Yay. İstanbul
Spinoza, Ethika, çev. Hilmi Ziya Ülken, Dost Yay., Ankara
Deleuze G., Spinoza ve Pratik Felsefe, çev. Ferhat Taylan, Norgunk Yay., İstanbul
Kaufmann W., Tragedy and Philosophy, Princeton Uni. Press, New Jersey
Adorno T., Horkheimer M., Aydınlanmanın Diyalektiği, çev. Nihat Ülner, Elif Öztarhan Karadoğan, Kabalcı Yay, İstanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1		X
K2	X		X
K3		X	X