BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| LAW | |||||
| 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 |
| FTV4931 | Film Genres | 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 : | Prof. Dr. OSMAN KAYA ÖZKARACALAR |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. OSMAN KAYA ÖZKARACALAR |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course is directed towards the comprehension and evaluation of popular cinema and popular films within a historical and cultural context. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Recognize the conception of popular cinema. 2. Identify the conception of genre. 3. Analyze the conflict between originality and genre. 4. Define different genres 5. Discuss the history of sci-fi genre 6. Analyze genre movies with a social perspective 7. Analyze genre movies with a historical perspective 8. Analyze genre movies with a political perspective 9. Evaluate the history of horror genre 10. Analyze genre movies with with an emphasis on genre issues 11. Analyze genre movies with an emphasis on desire. 12. Analyze genre movies with an emphasis on class issues. |
Course Content
| The course will start with the problems of definition of genre, with special emphasis given to specific iconographies of genres. Then, the course will deal with the issue of originality within the context of genre. Finally, case studies of two specific genres, science-fiction and horror, will be covered. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the class | - |
| 2) | Problems of definition; iconography | reading |
| 3) | Science-Fiction | reading |
| 4) | Mad scientists – fantastic voyages | reading - watching film |
| 5) | Alien invasions | reading - watching film |
| 6) | Alien encounters | reading - watching film |
| 7) | Dystopias | reading - watching film |
| 8) | Horror | reading |
| 9) | Monsters as Return of the Repressed | reading - watching film |
| 10) | Battle of the genders | reading - watching films |
| 11) | Onjects of desire | reading - watching film |
| 12) | Horrors with political agenda | reading - watching film |
| 13) | Other others | reading- watching film |
| 14) | presentations | presentation preparation |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: | 1.Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner, Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 45 |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 122 | ||
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) | List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions. | |
| 2) | Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. | |
| 3) | Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge. | |
| 4) | Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules. | |
| 5) | Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. | |
| 6) | Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine. | |
| 7) | Use at least one foreign language as scientific language. | |
| 8) | Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state. | |
| 9) | Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development. | |
| 10) | Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level. | |
| 11) | Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. | |
| 12) | Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. | |
| 13) | Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations. | |
| 14) | Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written. | |
| 15) | Have the professional and ethical responsibility. | |
| 16) | Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions. | |
| 17) | Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms. | |
| 18) | Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. |