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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
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 electric-electronic engineering subjects; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.)
4) Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for electrical-electronic engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems.
6) Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9) Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.