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Program of Communication and Design

RTS336

POPULAR CULTURE AND TURKISH CINEMA

Course Code
RTS336
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. learn the concepts popular taste, legitimate taste and average taste.
  2. associate the taste regarding popular culture and socio-economical context.
  3. make as research about popular culture.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe history of Turkish cinema is handled from the perspective of popular culture. Turkish Cinema history periods are associated with social, economic and political conditions.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week What is Popular Culture? How is it formed? Positive-negative aspects and its relation with the cinema industry.
2nd Week The invention of cinema and its development into an industry, the meeting of the Ottoman Empire with cinema and the first works on behalf of Turkish Cinema in our country.
3rd Week Cinema in the first years of the Republic, organisations, director Muhsin Ertuğrul (1922-1939) and Transition (1939-1952) Periods
4th Week Foundations of popular Turkish cinema, audience profile, Yeşilçam style, Melodrama form and its connections with popular culture (1952-1960)
5th Week Turkish cinema in Yeşilçam period, popular trends
6th Week Transition to Social Realism in Turkish cinema
7th Week Regional management in Turkish cinema
8th Week Turkish cinema after 1980
9th Week Turkish cinema after 1980
10th Week The effects of the process of adaptation to the neo-liberal order on Turkish cinema
11th Week The post-1980 Turkish cinema and the cultural reasons for the takeover of Turkish cinema (1980-1990)
12th Week New Turkish cinema after 1990
13th Week Development, change and genres of Turkish cinema since 2000
14th Week General Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingBourdieu, Pierre, (2016), Ayrım, Heretik: Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Project
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
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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