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
Cinema and International Relations IR485 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
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 Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Faruk Yalvaç
Course Assistants
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).
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
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
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
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