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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 |
GEP0124 | Turkish Theatre | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Instructor SERKAN ÜSTÜNER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor SERKAN ÜSTÜNER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is a general survey of Turkish Theatere including , Turkish Culture, tradational Turkish plays , Turkish dramatic literature, Contemporary theatre, Turkish playwrights, directors and actors. These issues will be discussed in their historical context . Students will have the opportunity to explore, in depth, Turkish drama in both theoretical and practical way. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1- To define , identify and compare the different periods of Tukish Theatre history and Turkish dramatic literature. 2- To develop a literatry perspective and the ability to understand Turkish theatre plays. 3-To understand and analyze the relationship between Turkish culture, society and Turkish theatre. 4- To become familiar with crutial Turkish playwrights, directors and actors in Turkish theatre history. 5-To be able to develop critical thinking/writing skills, to ability to analyize, interpret, synhesize and evaluate literary material ( Turkish plays) 5- 6- To able to define, interpret and criticize contemporary Turkish theatre by comparing with traditions of Eastern and Western Theatre. |
Survey of Turkish Theatre Histroy, Turkish playwrights, plays and different periods. See plays and evaluation |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the course. | What is theatre? Define Theatre and main therms. |
2) | Anatolian Civilizations and Theatre. | Pragmatism in Anatolia, and Religious Ceremonies. |
3) | Ottoman Period Art in Ottoman Palace. | survey of different periods of Ottoman and Theatre. |
4) | Tradational Turkish Theatre | General View to Tradational plays. |
5) | Meddah and Shadow Theatre | Terms of Tradational theatre plays, History of Karagöz, and audince at Ottoman. Characters, Ferhan Şensoy, Stand-up Shows. |
6) | Ortaoyunu – Tuluat Theatre | improvisation theatre, and main elements , main characters and history of Ortaoyunu. Nejat uygur. İsmail Dümbüllü. |
7) | Local (village) plays, acrobats,jugglers and illusionists in Turkish Culture. | Different forms and types of tradational Turkish plays. |
8) | Tanzimat Period Effect of Tanzimat | (reform) in Turkish theatre, new playwrights and adoptations. Şinasi / Şair Evlenmesi, Güllü Agop, Gedik Paşa Theatre, Namık Kemal |
9) | Republic Period -1 Turkish theatre in (1923-1960) | plays, new companies, playwrights, reforms. Muhsin Ertuğrul , Darülbedayi. Goverment Theatre. |
10) | Republic Period - 2 Turkish theatre in (1960 -1980) | plays, new companies, playwrights, reforms. Haldun Dormen, Genco Erkal, Haldun Taner etc. |
11) | Contemporary Turkish Theatre From 1980 to now. | Murathan Mungan, Yiğit Sertdemir, Dot, Krek, Kumbaracı, etc.. |
12) | Modern Turkish playwrights | |
13) | Analysis of a modern play | Will be chosen according to the play being performed in İstanbul. |
14) | Comparison: contemporary Turkish theatre and western theatre. | |
15) | Final Exam | |
16) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: | Türk Tiyatorsunun Evreleri / Metin And Osmanlı Tiyatrosu / Metin And Geleneksek Türk Tiyatrosu / Metin And Tanzimat dönemi Tiyatro / Metin And Başlangıçtan günümüze Tük Tiyatro Tarihi / Metin And |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 1 | % 5 |
Field Work | 3 | % 5 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Field Work | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Homework Assignments | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Midterms | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Final | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Total Workload | 90 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society | 4 |
2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | 3 |
3) | Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area | 1 |
4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 1 |
5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 2 |
6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 2 |
7) | Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment | |
8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | |
9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
10) | Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage | |
11) | Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 3 |
12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 5 |