PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
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
GEP0122	Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance	Fall Spring	3	0	3	4

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:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	This course brings together performance studies, cultural theory, modern theatre history and a detailed study of Shakespearean text to give students the fullest possible understanding of how Shakespeare works today. Students will have the opportunity to explore, in depth, how Shakespeare’s texts are adapted to stage.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1- To develop a literary perspective and the ability to understand Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets.

2- To be able to develop critical thinking/writing skills, i.e., the ability to analyze, interpret, synthesize, and evaluate literary material.

3- To study specific topics (specific play) in an in-depth manner.

4- To set the works studied in their social, cultural, and political contexts.

5- To improve their ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude.

6- To understand how actors, directors and adaptors make live theatre from raw material.

7- To understand how critics make sense of and write about performances.

8- To learn how a Shakespearean text is adapted for an actual performance.

Course Content

Detailed study of Shakespeare’s plays and analysis of spcecific performances.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course. Review of general concepts (renaissance, reform…)
2)	16th century England The Tudors, Queen Elizabeth, Literature and art in the 16th century
3)	Life and works of Shakespeare. His life, works, general characteristics of his works, common themes (from selected texts), his tragedies, comedies and historical plays.
4)	Shakespeare’s Tragedies Terms related to tragedy (tragic hero, tragic flaw…) Close reading - Hamlet...
5)	Hamlet:morality, corruption, ambition, action—madness	Reading - Hamlet
6)	Hamlet Viewing parts of two film adaptations of Hamlet: Laurence Olivier’s 1948 version and Kenneth Branagh’s 1997 version
7)	Shakespeare the Poet What is a sonnet? The “ Young Man” and the “Dark Lady” Themes: Art, immortality, time, death
8)	Review
9)	Guest lecturer - discussion of one of the plays we've watched.
10)	One of Shakespeare's tragedies (Macbeth, Othello or Merchant of Venice)	Reading
11)	Continue analyzing the play (tragedy).
12)	Shakespeare’s Comedies Theme Appearance and Reality How Shakespeare constructes a complex orchestration between different characters and between appearance and reality and how he uses this pattern to comment on a variety of human foibles. Selected readings from A Midsummer Night’s Dream	Reading - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
13)	A Midsummer Night’s Dream continued...
14)	Shakespeare’s Fools: The wisdom of Shakespeare’s fools.
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Sınavı

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Shakespeare'in seçilen 3 oyunu Shakespeare yazar ve eserleri - Stanley Wells Shakespeare in Production: Whose History? H.R. Coursen The Shakespearean Stage 1574-1642 – Andrew Gurr Articles – depending on the plays being discussed that semester
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 10
Quizzes	2	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	48
Study Hours Out of Class	2	10
Homework Assignments	2	10
Midterms	1	15
Final	1	15
Total Workload		98

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)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.