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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV4903 Film and Fashion Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The course, offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the field of study of fashion and film. From a historical and
theoretical perspective are analyzed aspects of fashion and consumption, as marketing and trends, in relation to
film.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Acquire familiarity with concepts of fashion in relation to cinema in a Turkish as well as international context.

2. Will be competent to formulate research questions concerning fashion and its relation to film material.

Course Content

The course's core topics for situating mediated fashion are:
modernity, the emergence of cinema and Hollywood's subsequent global dominance, genre film and pop culture.
The teaching is bases on a series of lectures with specialists from Turkish fashion and cinema industry.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course Film and Fashion, they are just friends
2) A Brief History of Cinema Movements, periods and industry
3) A Brief History of Turkish Cinema Periods, Popular Genres and INdustry
4) History and Sociology of Clothing: Some Methodological Observations Barthes, Roland. Language of Fashion, London N.Y. Berg, 2005. pp. 3-33.
5) Fashion as communication Social Life as a Sign System Do clothes speak? what makes them fashion? Barnard, Malcom, "Fashion Statements: Communication and Culture", Fashion Theory A Reader, Routledge, 2007.
6) Fashion Fetish and tHe erotic The ideological genesis of needs Female Fetishism The enchanting spectacle of the code Steele, Valerie. "fashion and Fetishism", Fashion Theory A Reader, Routledge, 2007, pp. 576-585.
7) Fashion and Modernity Fashion and the image Fashion Photography Barthes, Roland. "fashion photography", Fashion Theory A Reader, Routledge, 2007.
8) Clothe as a narrativity form in relation with stardom Stutesman, Drake, "Storytelling: Marlene Dietrich's Face and John Frederics Hats", Fashioning Film Stars, BFI:2005.
9) Cinema and Haute Couture Moseley, Rachel. "Dress, Class, and Audrey Hepburn: THe Significance of the Cindrella Story", Fashioning Film Stars: Dress, Culture ıdentity, London: BFI, 2005, pp.109-120
10) Kıyafet Güç ve Modern Ölümcül Dişi Single White Female, Dir. Barbet Shoeder, 1992.
11) Rough and The Smooth: Male Costuming in Contemporary Hollywood Cinema Ocean's 11 Stephen Soderberg (2001)
12) the dynamics of cross cultural representations (A Specific Case Ferzan Özpetek's Harem Suare (1999), Magnifica Presenza (2012). Harem Suare (1999), Magnifica Presenza (2012).
13) The Business and art of creating costumes for film and tv
14) film screening: Fashion Adventure of Turkey Dir. Enis Rıza, Bahriye K. Dal 2011 Conversation: Bahriye K. Dal Gülhan D. Varank (executive productor)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: selected readings from this books below:
Fashion in Film: Adrienne Munich, Indiana University Press: 2011

Fashion Theory: A Reader, Malcom Barnard: Routledge, 2007

Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identities in the Movies, Stella Bruzzi: Routledge, 1997.
References: 1. Barthes, Roland, The Language of Fashion (Oxford: Berg, 2004.
2. Bruzzi, Stella och Pamela Church Gibson (red), Fashion Cultures: Theories, Explorations and Analysis (London:Taylor & Francis 2000)
3. Barnard, Malcom (eds) Fashion Theory A Reader London, N.Y., Routledge, 2007.
4. Bruzzi, Stella, Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies (London/New York: Routledge,1997)
5. Moseley, Rachel, Fashioning Film Stars: Dress, Culture, Identity (London: BFI, 2005)
6. Steele, Valerie (eds) Fashion Theory, The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture, Vol 6, Issue 4, December 2002.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Project 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 11 55
Project 1 20
Midterms 1 4
Final 1 4
Total Workload 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and computer engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. 2
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. 3
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in computer engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or computer engineering research topics. 3
6) Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. 2
7) Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write active reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10) Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11) Knowledge of the effects of engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.