MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
VCD4153 Creative Writing for Screen Fall 3 0 3 5
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN
Course Objectives: This course on creative writing for screen is designed for students interested in reading and writing broadly across a variety of genres and styles in literature and film. Considering the correspondences between writing in general and script-writing, literary and visual languages, students will be encouraged to think critically about creativity and to experiment with various forms and styles.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Define discourse, sound, creativity, visual and critical processes
2) Recognize various visual languages
3) Execute writing and criticising on visual and auditory examples
4) Identify writing and visualization in terms of inspiration, content, form and production.
5) Define the purposes and constraints of writing and visualization
6) Evaluate samples of moving image language
7) Execute skills to create text for moving images.

Course Content

In addition to reading various writers on topics such as discourse, voice, creativity, imaginative and critical processes, language usage and etc., students will also read, write, and critique original fiction and cinematic works. Class time will consist of discussion of assigned reading, writing assignments and experiments with language.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction M. Blanchot: “The Relation of the Third Kind”/ “Interruption”/ “A Plural Speech”
2) What is a discourse? What is a discourse? Formal logic in writing G. de Maupassant: “Necklace” / A. Chekhov: “About Love” /
3) What is a discourse? Discursive logic in writing S. Burak: “Everest My Lord” / Deleuze: “Literature and Life”
4) Quantum of Writing: Oppositions Concrete/Abstract; Situations/Theories; Known/Unknown H. Melville: “Bartleby” / J.L. Borges: “ Of Exactitude in Science” / F. Kafka: “ Troubles of a Householder”
5) "Finding a Voice Monologue /Dialogue / Multilogue Plato: Republic X, / F. Nietzsche: excerpts from Ecce Homo / J. Joyce: excerpts from Giacomo Joyce
6) Grand Narrative K. Mansfield: “Bliss”
7) V. Woolf: The Waves / S. Kane: 4.48 Psychosis
8) Telling, Showing and Pointing to Zafer Hanım: Aşk-I Vatan / I. Bachman: Malina / M. Blanchot: Thomas l’obscure
9) Objects and Places J. Conrad: excerpts from “Heart of Darkness” / H.P. Lovecraft: excerpts from At the Mountains of Madness / J.G.Ballard: excerpts from The Atrocity Exhibition
10) Inside G. Büchner: Lenz
11) Outside R. Carver: “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love”
12) Is it possible to tell a proper story? S. Beckett: excerpts from The Unnamable / P. Handke: Kaspar
13) Creating Situations in Writing Artaud: “All Writing is Pig-shit” / H. Müller: The Father
14) Recapitulation

Sources

Course Notes: Bu dersin kaynakları yukarıdaki haftalık ders programında ayrıntılı olarak belirtilmiştir. Derste temel kitap olarak dersin hocası tarafından derlenecek, okuma parçalarını içeren bir kitap okutulacaktır.
References: Film gösterimleri: Haneke / Benny’s Video Tarkovsky / Stalker Godard / Weekend Peter Greenaway / Falls Haneke / Code Unknown Todd Solondz / Palindromes Sarah Kane / Skin Aki Kaurismaki / La Vie de Bohéme Gaspar Noe / Irreversible Werner Herzog / The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 30
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 6 % 30
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 6 3 18
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 30 30
Total Workload 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution