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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
FTV4902 | Turkish Cinema II | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 cinema of Turkey after the 1990s in relation to the social, cultural, economic and political transformation of Turkish society. It aims to provide students the theoretical frame that is necessary to discuss some key issues in film studies as well as in Turkish society. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Develop a critical perspective regarding the new cinema of Turkey; 2. Develop an understanding regarding the socio-political context of films; 3. Explore some key issues in film studies in relation to developments in society; 4. Explore different forms of narration and understand the way of seeing that they produce; 5. Develop an understanding regarding the modernization process in Turkey. |
This course aims to evaluate the cinema of Turkey after the 1990s in relation to the social, cultural, economic and political transformations in Turkish society. It aims to provide students the theoretical frame that is necessary to discuss some key issues in film studies as well as in Turkish society. The cinema of Turkey is evaluated in relation to the modernization process in Turkey in this course. The narrative form and content of the chosen films will be analyzed from multiple theoretical perspectives and the new wave cinema in Turkey will be discussed in relation with concepts such as justice, ethics, identity (national, ethnic, sexual etc.), tradition and modernity. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Cinema of Turkey: Historical Context I | |
3) | Cinema of Turkey: Historical Context II | |
4) | New Cinema of Turkey: Introduction to Main Concepts | |
5) | New Political Cinema and the Return of the Repressed | Journey to the Sun (Yeşim Ustaoğlu, 1999) [PN 1997.G86 2004] |
6) | The City in New Turkish Cinema: Home and the Other | Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002) [PN 1995.9 .F67U93 [2005] |
7) | The Cinema of Zeki Demirkubuz: Absoluteness and Ambiguity | Third Page (Zeki Demirkubuz, 1999) |
8) | The Cinema of Reha Erdem: The Instinctual | Kosmos (Reha Erdem, 2010) |
9) | Paper Presentations | |
10) | ||
10) | The Cinema of Semih Kaplanoğlu: Tradition as Style | Egg (Semih Kaplanoğlu, 2007) [PN 1997.2.Y87 2007] |
11) | The Minimalism of the Everyday | Yozgat Blues (Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun, 2013) [PN 1997.2.Y69 2013] |
12) | New Political Cinema | Frenzy (Emin Alper, 2015) |
13) | New New Cinema: Dualities Questioned | |
14) | Homesickness | Inflame (Ceylan Özgün Özçelik, 2017) |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Önerilen Okuma Listesi: Abisel, Nilgün (2006). Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar. İstanbul: Phoenix Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T9A24 1994] Abisel, Nilgün (2013). Çok Tuhaf, Çok Tanıdık. İkinci Basım. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.Ç65 2005] Adanır, Oğuz (2006). Kültür, Politika ve Sinema. İstanbul: +1 yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8A33 2006] Arslan, Savaş (2010). Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History. New York: Oxford University Press [PN 1993.5 .T8A77 2011] Arslan, Umut Tümay (2010). Mazi Kabrinin Hortlakları. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.9 .S6A77 2010] Arslan, Umut Tümay (2005). Bu Kabuslar Neden Cemil. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1993.5.A77 2005] Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2008). Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging. London: Reaktion Books [PN 1993.5 .T8D66 2008] Erdoğan, Nezih (2017). Sinemanın İstanbul’da İlk Yılları Modernlik ve Seyir Maceraları. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8E73 2017] Erdoğan, Nezih. “Yeşilçam’da Sessiz Bedenler, Bedensiz Sesler”. http://www.neziherdogan.net/articles/filmsoundtr/bedenses.htm Erdoğan, Nezih (1995). “Ulusal Kimlik, Kolonyal Söylem ve Yeşilçam Melodramı”. Toplum ve Bilim. Sayı:67, ss.178-196 [https://www.academia.edu/24560438/Ulusal_Kimlik_Kolonyal_Söylem_ve_Yeşilçam_Melodramı] Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2010). “Between Tradition and Modernity: Yeşilçam Melodrama, Its Stars and Their Audiences”. Middle Eastern Studies. 46:3, ss.417-431 [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233063189_Between_Tradition_and_Modernity_Yesilcam_Melodrama_its_Stars_and_their_Audiences] Scognamillo, Giovanni (1998). Türk Sinema Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T84S36 2003] Suner, Asuman (2009). New Turkish Cinema: Belonging, Identity, and Memory. London: I.B. Tauris. [PN 1993.5 .T8S86 2010] |
References: | Recommended Reading List: Abisel, Nilgün (2006). Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar. İstanbul: Phoenix Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T9A24 1994] Abisel, Nilgün (2013). Çok Tuhaf, Çok Tanıdık. İkinci Basım. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.Ç65 2005] Adanır, Oğuz (2006). Kültür, Politika ve Sinema. İstanbul: +1 yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8A33 2006] Arslan, Savaş (2010). Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History. New York: Oxford University Press [PN 1993.5 .T8A77 2011] Arslan, Umut Tümay (2010). Mazi Kabrinin Hortlakları. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.9 .S6A77 2010] Arslan, Umut Tümay (2005). Bu Kabuslar Neden Cemil. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1993.5.A77 2005] Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2008). Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging. London: Reaktion Books [PN 1993.5 .T8D66 2008] Erdoğan, Nezih (2017). Sinemanın İstanbul’da İlk Yılları Modernlik ve Seyir Maceraları. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8E73 2017] Erdoğan, Nezih. “Yeşilçam’da Sessiz Bedenler, Bedensiz Sesler”. http://www.neziherdogan.net/articles/filmsoundtr/bedenses.htm Erdoğan, Nezih (1995). “Ulusal Kimlik, Kolonyal Söylem ve Yeşilçam Melodramı”. Toplum ve Bilim. Sayı:67, ss.178-196 [https://www.academia.edu/24560438/Ulusal_Kimlik_Kolonyal_Söylem_ve_Yeşilçam_Melodramı] Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2010). “Between Tradition and Modernity: Yeşilçam Melodrama, Its Stars and Their Audiences”. Middle Eastern Studies. 46:3, ss.417-431 [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233063189_Between_Tradition_and_Modernity_Yesilcam_Melodrama_its_Stars_and_their_Audiences] Scognamillo, Giovanni (1998). Türk Sinema Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T84S36 2003] Suner, Asuman (2009). New Turkish Cinema: Belonging, Identity, and Memory. London: I.B. Tauris. [PN 1993.5 .T8S86 2010] |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 30 |
Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 6 | 78 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 127 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |