ECTS - Cinema and International Relations
Cinema and International Relations (IR485) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Cinema and International Relations | IR485 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course; |
| Course Content | To merge IR theory and movies; to be familiar with relation between media and discourse; to be able to evaluate discourse in movies in related to International Relations theory. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | None |
| 2 | Russian Revolution | Bronenosets Potemkin, Mother |
| 3 | Algerian Revolution | The Battle of Algiers (1965) |
| 4 | Egyptian Revolution | Egyptian Revolution: Uprising (2013),Karama Has No Walls (2012) |
| 5 | Chinese Revolution | 1911: Revolution. Jackie Chan’s film about the Chinese revolution, Morning Sun |
| 6 | American Revolution | The Patriot, The Crossing |
| 7 | Mexican Revolution | Viva Zapata |
| 8 | Carnation Revolution | April Captains |
| 9 | Chilean Revolution | Machuca |
| 10 | Indian Revolts | Gandhi (1982) |
| 11 | French Revolution | The French Revolution (1989), One Nation, One King (2018), Danton |
| 12 | Iranian Islamic Revlution | Persepolis |
| 13 | Turkish Revolution | Bir Millet Uyanıyor |
| 14 | Singing Revolution | The Singing Revolution (2007) |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Weber Cynthia, International relations theory : a critical introduction (London ; New York : Routledge, 2005). |
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| Other Sources | 2. Dodds, Klaus, “Have You Seen Any Good Films Lately?’ Geopolitics, International Relations and Films” Geography Compass, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2008, pp. 476-494. |
| 3. D. N. Rodowick, The Crisis of Political Modernism: Criticism and Ideology in Contemporary Film Theory (Urbana and Chicago, University of Illinois Press, 1988). | |
| 4. Chapman, James, War and Film (Trowbridge, Wiltshire: Reaktion Books, 2008). | |
| 5. Eberwein, Robert T., The War Film (New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2004). | |
| 6. Gabriel, Teshone, Third Cinema in the Third World: The Aesthetics of Liberation (Ann Arbour, UMI Research Press, 1982). | |
| 7. Schapiro, Michael, Cinematic Geopolitics (New York: Routledge 2009). | |
| 8. Virilio, Paul, War and Cinema (London: Verso, 1989). | |
| 9. Weber, Cynthia, Imagining America at war : morality, politics and films (London ; New York : Routledge, 2006). PN1995.9.N34 W43 2006 | |
| 10. Zavarzadeh, Mas’ud, Seeing Films Politically (Albany, State University of New York Press, 1991) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | |||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | |||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | |||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | |||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | |||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | |||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | |||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||