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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | GEP0605 | ||||||||
| Ders İsmi: | Popular Culture | ||||||||
| Ders Yarıyılı: |
Fall Spring |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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| Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | GE-Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN | ||||||||
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| Course Objectives: | This course aims to enhance students' ability to "read" films as products of popular culture while developing skills in decoding their narrative subtexts. It fosters greater proficiency in discussing films critically and cultivates visual literacy, enabling a deeper understanding of cinematic language. Additionally, the course explores film as a reflection of different cultures and historical periods, encouraging students to analyze its socio-cultural significance. Finally, it promotes personal engagement with films, allowing students to articulate their subjective responses and form meaningful connections with cinematic works. |
| Course Content: | The aim of this course is to provide students with the tools to critically analyze various themes, ideas, trends and concepts that pervade popular culture and understand them within a broader social context. We will approach popular culture as a body of widely shared and contested beliefs and as the place where social norms gain much of their power. In addition to exploring the significance of popular culture through detailed analysis of selected films, students will learn to assess the value of different critiques of popular culture and explore various methods that investigate both what popular culture does to people and what people do with popular culture. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Class | none |
| 2) | Science fiction and fantasy, Frank Herbert, Dune universe, Power and colonialism, destiny, prophecy and dreams. | Come to class having watched Dune 1 |
| 3) | Fate vs. Free Will, Religion and Messiah Complex, character development of the protagonist, forces of antagonism. | Come to class having watched Dune 2 |
| 4) | Hero's journey, power and politics, cycle of violence and war | watch short videos about Dune 1 and 2 shared on teams page |
| 5) | Speculative Science Fiction, sentient AI, futuristic LA as a deceptively utopian setting | Come to class having watched Her |
| 6) | love and connection, isolation and loneliness, character development of the protagonist | Come to class having watched short videos about Her shared on teams page |
| 7) | Nature of Reality, dreams, nature of storytelling | Come to class having watched Inception |
| 8) | Midterm | Review weeks 1-8 for the exam |
| 9) | the power of the subconscious mind, guilt and subconscious projections, dream as metaphor for filmmaking | come to class having watched short videos about Inception shared on teams page |
| 10) | the myth of Prometheus, the search for origins, creation and creators | come to class having watched Prometheus |
| 11) | AI as an existential threat, Playing God, cycle of destruction and rebirth | come to class having watched short videos about Prometheus shared on teams page |
| 12) | Npcs and AI sentience, critique of corporate capitalism, heroism and self-actualisation | come to class having watched Free Guy |
| 13) | Cliches, fetishes, the kitsch, the cult, tales & myths and story-telling. | -Film for class discussion: Big Fish -Comparative discussion with The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter or The Fisher King |
| 14) | Review of the semester | none |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | none |
| References: | John Storey – Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction Dominic Strinati – An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture Marcel Danesi – Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives |
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| Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
| 1) They acquire theoretical, historical and aesthetic knowledge specific to their field by using methods and techniques related to performing arts (acting, dance, music, etc.). | ||||||||||||||
| 2) They have knowledge about art culture and aesthetics and they provide the unity of theory and practice in their field. | ||||||||||||||
| 3) They are aware of national and international values in performing arts. | ||||||||||||||
| 4) Abstract and concrete concepts of performing arts; can transform it into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | ||||||||||||||
| 5) They have the sensitivity to run a business successfully in their field. | ||||||||||||||
| 6) Develops the ability to perceive, think, design and implement multidimensional from local to universal. | ||||||||||||||
| 7) They have knowledge about the disciplines that the performing arts field is related to and can evaluate the interaction of the sub-disciplines within their field. | ||||||||||||||
| 8) They develop the ability to perceive, design, and apply multidimensionality by having knowledge about artistic criticism methods. | ||||||||||||||
| 9) They can share original works related to their field with the society and evaluate their results and question their own work by using critical methods. | ||||||||||||||
| 10) They follow English language resources related to their field and can communicate with foreign colleagues in their field. | ||||||||||||||
| 11) By becoming aware of national and international values in the field of performing arts, they can transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | ||||||||||||||
| 12) They can produce original works within the framework of an interdisciplinary understanding of art. | ||||||||||||||
| 13) Within the framework of the Performing Arts Program and the units within it, they become individuals who are equipped to take part in the universal platform in their field. | ||||||||||||||
| 14) Within the Performing Arts Program, according to the field of study; have competent technical knowledge in the field of acting and musical theater. | ||||||||||||||
| 15) They use information and communication technologies together with computer software that is at least at the Advanced Level of the European Computer Use License as required by the field. | ||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They acquire theoretical, historical and aesthetic knowledge specific to their field by using methods and techniques related to performing arts (acting, dance, music, etc.). | |
| 2) | They have knowledge about art culture and aesthetics and they provide the unity of theory and practice in their field. | |
| 3) | They are aware of national and international values in performing arts. | |
| 4) | Abstract and concrete concepts of performing arts; can transform it into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | |
| 5) | They have the sensitivity to run a business successfully in their field. | |
| 6) | Develops the ability to perceive, think, design and implement multidimensional from local to universal. | |
| 7) | They have knowledge about the disciplines that the performing arts field is related to and can evaluate the interaction of the sub-disciplines within their field. | |
| 8) | They develop the ability to perceive, design, and apply multidimensionality by having knowledge about artistic criticism methods. | |
| 9) | They can share original works related to their field with the society and evaluate their results and question their own work by using critical methods. | |
| 10) | They follow English language resources related to their field and can communicate with foreign colleagues in their field. | |
| 11) | By becoming aware of national and international values in the field of performing arts, they can transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | |
| 12) | They can produce original works within the framework of an interdisciplinary understanding of art. | |
| 13) | Within the framework of the Performing Arts Program and the units within it, they become individuals who are equipped to take part in the universal platform in their field. | |
| 14) | Within the Performing Arts Program, according to the field of study; have competent technical knowledge in the field of acting and musical theater. | |
| 15) | They use information and communication technologies together with computer software that is at least at the Advanced Level of the European Computer Use License as required by the field. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 113 | ||