FTV4991 New Wave CinemasBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
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
FTV4991 New Wave Cinemas Spring
Fall
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 : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course aims to evaluate the new wave cinemas that have developed after the 1950s with an intertextual perspective.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
i. gain knowledge about new wave cinemas in the world
ii. are able to make connections between the new waves in different countries and the historical, political and cultural context of the time
iii. are able to make creative discussions not just on cinema but alongside cinema
iv. learn to read films from different theoretical perspectives

Course Content

This course focuses on the socio-cultural, historical and ideological background of the new wave cinemas that have developed after the 1950's. The narrative form and content of the chosen films from each wave is analyzed from multiple theoretical perspectives.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction and Meeting
2) The Politics of New Wave: French New Wave Film: Jean-Luc Godard - Pierrot le Fou
3) Artistic Expression and New German Cinema Film: Wim Wenders - Paris Texas (1984)
4) British Free Cinema: Angry Young Men Film: Lindsay Anderson - If... (1968)
5) The Socialist State and the Czech New Wave Film: Jaromil Jires - The Joke (1969)
6) Garbage Aesthetics and Brazilian Cinema Novo Film: Glauber Rocha - Terra em Transe (1967)
7) Third Cinema Film: Fernando Solanas - Sur (1988)
8) Directors as Critics: Japanese New Wave Film: Nagisa Oshima - Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
9) memory and Desire: Chinese Fifth Generation Film: Tian Zhuangzhuang - The Blue Kite (1993)
10) The Poetry of Everyday Life: Iranian New Wave Film: Jafar Panahi - This is not a Film
11) Parallel Cinema: Indian New Wave Film: Satyajit Ray - The Apu Trilogy Pather Panchali (1955)
12) Realistic Tales of Life: Taiwanese New Wave Film: Tsai Ming-Liang- Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
13) Postmodernism and Cinema: New Hollywood Film: Woody Allen - Whatever Works (2009)
14) Memory and Belonging: New Cinema of Turkey Film: Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da Zeki Demirkubuz - Üçüncü Sayfa

Sources

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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission 1 % 20
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Midterms 1 8 8
Paper Submission 1 10 10
Final 1 12 12
Total Workload 114

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) To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2) To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3) To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4) To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6) To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7) To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8) To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9) To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10) To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12) To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13) To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14) To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.