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Master's Program of Film Design with Thesis

FİLM518

CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA

Course Code
FİLM518
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. By the end of this course, students will be able to critically evaluate the major movements, aesthetic approaches, and transformations that have emerged in world cinema from the 1980s to the present within their historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts.
  2. Analyze film texts and cinematic movements by examining their conditions of emergence, predecessors, successors, and contributions to film history, and relate them to national, transnational, and global dynamics of cinema.
  3. Evaluate cinema as an artistic and communicative practice connected to social, cultural, political, and intellectual processes, and discuss how cultural and geographical differences are reflected in film production and narrative forms.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course aims to examine cinematic practices from different countries and cultures in the post-1980 period within their historical, aesthetic, and socio-political contexts. Within the framework of globalization, transnational cinema, identity politics, and emerging narrative forms, selected examples from European, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African cinemas are analyzed. Throughout the course, students develop the ability to evaluate the transformation of various national cinema traditions, independent film movements, new wave currents, and the impact of digital technologies on film production. In addition, through the use of film analysis methodologies, critical readings are conducted in terms of narrative structure, visual style, and thematic content. The course aims to enable students to develop a comparative perspective on contemporary world cinema and to understand the global diversity of cinema as a form of cultural expression.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction and Overview of Contemporary World Cinema
2nd Week Post-1980 Hollywood Cinema
3rd Week American Independent Cinema, Sundance, and Indiewood
4th Week Contemporary French and British Cinema
5th Week Contemporary Italian, Spanish, and German Cinema
6th Week Scandinavian and Russian Cinema
7th Week Middle Eastern Cinema
8th Week African Cinema
9th Week East Asian Cinema (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan)
10th Week Japanese and Korean Cinema
11th Week South and Southeast Asian Cinema (India, Thailand, the Philippines, etc.)
12th Week Latin American Cinema
13th Week Oceanian Cinema and Migrant/Transnational Cinema
14th Week Presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingSmith, G. O. (2008) Dünya sinema tarihi. Kabalcı.
Kolker, R. (2010) Değişen bakış - Çağdaş uluslararası sinema. DeKi.
Ryan, M. (2012) Eleştiriye giriş. DeKi.
Corrigan, T. (1992) A cinema without walls. Routledge London.
Monaco, J. (2021). Bir film nasıl okunur. Alfa Basım Dağıtım.
Nochimson, M.P. (2012) Bir dünya sinema. DeKi.
Bordwell, D., Thompson, K., & Smith, J. A. (2020). Film art: An introduction (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Blankenship, J. & Nagl, T. (2015) European Visions: Small Cinemas in Transition. transcript Verlag.
Büker, S. & Topçu, Y.G. (2010). Sinema: Tarih, kuram, eleştiri. Kırmızı Kedi Yayınevi.
Buckland, W. (2018). Sinemayı anlamak. Hayalperest Yayınevi.
Lanzoni, R.F. (2015) Başlangıcından günümüze Fransız sineması. Küre Yayınları.
Reeser, T.W. (2022) Queer cinema in contemporary France. Manchester University Press.
Street, S. (2008) British National Cinema. Routledge.
Archer, N. (2021) Cinema and Brexit: The Politics of Popular English Film. Bloomsbury.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 3 30
Presentation of Article 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 60 60
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 3 20 60
Literature review 1 35 35
Article Presentation 1 40 40
Total Work Load279
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.3
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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