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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 | 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. |
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) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |