Information Package

Program of Film Design and Directing

FİLM322

HISTORY OF CULTURE

Course Code
FİLM322
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. Gain ability to learn the concepts of culture and cultural studies
  2. Gain ability to think in a context
  3. Gain ability to be able to think critically about the structures and institutions that shape artistic and aesthetic productions.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on effectively exploring the debates and theoretical approaches around culture and cultural studies. In this process, it includes discussions on the effects of culture and power relations on artistic productions. Throughout the course, cultural studies will be defined, analyzed and evaluated from a critical perspective through examples from the film industry.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction and Course Content Introduction
2nd Week Basic Concepts
3rd Week Culture and Cultural Studies
4th Week Critical Theory
5th Week Culture and Power
6th Week Poststructuralism and Cultural Studies
7th Week Cultural Materialism
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Consumption and Globalization
10th Week Representation and the Other
11th Week Representation and the Other in Films
12th Week Postcolonialism
13th Week Postcolonialism and Film
14th Week Film and Gender
Recommended or Required ReadingMichel Bourse. (t.y.). Kültürel Çalışmaları Anlamak?Michel Bourse, Halime Yücel. (Halime Yücel, Çev.) (İstanbul.). İletişim Yayınları.
Kırel, S. (t.y.). Kültürel çalışmalar ve sinema. İstanbul: İthaki.
Miller, T. (Ed.). (2001). A Companion to Cultural Studies. Massachusetts: Blackwell.
Monaco, J. ve Göbekçin, T. (2021). Bir Film Nasıl Okunur?: Sinema Dili, Tarihi ve Kuramı.
Ryan, M., Ingram, B. ve Musiol, H. (2010). Cultural studies: A practical introduction. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Shohat, E. ve Stam, R. (t.y.). Unthinking Eurocentrism. London?: New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Turner, G. (2009). British cultural studies: An introduction (3. ed., repr.). London: Routledge.
Turner, G. (2019). Essays in Media and Cultural Studies: In Transition (1. bs.). 1 Edition. | New York: Routledge, 2020.: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429322716
Williams, R. (1981). Culture. Glasgow: Fontana.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Quiz 4 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 4 8 32
Individual or group work 0 0 0
Preparation for Final exam 1 52 52
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load160
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.33
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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