Film Studies (ELIT522) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Film Studies ELIT522 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to discover the relationship between the concept of the city, cinema and literature. To this end, the image of the city will be traced in various works written by English, Irish, French, Turkish, German, American, Italian, and Brasilian men of letters.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Improve their paper writing skills
  • Improve their ability to select and use the necessary visual materials
  • Acquire their ability to make relevant comment on a particular literary work
  • Acquire information about how city image is conveyed in literatures of various other cultures
Course Content Comparative focus on the city in novel, novella, short story, prose, poetry and film.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Şiir ve Şehir London: "London" William Blake "Composed upon Westminister Bridge" William Wordsworth "The Bridges" Arthur Rimbaud Belgesel gösterimi The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. II, p. 1802, 1839, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, p.1179
2 New York: "To Brooklyn Bridge" Hart Crane- Chicago: "Chicago" Carl Sandburg The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. II, p. 1802, 1839, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces,
3 Peter Ackroyd London:The Biography Ackroyd, Peter. London: The Biography. New York: Anchor Books, 2001 pp,1-3, 136-147, 192-207
4 Venice: "Death in Venice" Thomas Mann The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. II, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces,pp, 1510-1563
5 Screening: Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti A Documentary on Joyce and Dublin Life Screening: Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti A Documentary on Joyce and Dublin Life
6 Poetry, film, and city: Istanbul: Yahya Kemal Beyatlı "Aziz İstanbul" Orhan Veli Kanık "İstanbul'u Dinliyorum" Screening a documentary on Istanbul: Fatih Akın "Crossing the Bridge-The Sound of Istanbul" Reading, interpretation and screening
7 Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul Memories and the City Reading the chosen chapters
8 Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul Memories and the City Reading the chosen chapters
9 Salman Rushdie: The Enchantress of Florence Floransa ve Fatehpur Sikri Salman Rushdie-The Enchantress of Florence (novel)
10 Salman Rushdie: The Enchantress of Florence The Enchantress of Florence (novel)
11 Venice: Italo Calvino: Invisible Cities (novel) Venice: Italo Calvino: Invisible Cities (novel)
12 Venice: Italo Calvino: Invisible Cities (novel) Venice: Italo Calvino: Invisible Cities (novel)
13 The Medici Family Marco Polo's Travels Screening documentaries
14 City of God Film
15 City of God Film
16 Final Exam Review

Sources

Other Sources 1. Abrams, M. H. ( Gen. Ed. ). The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Sixth Edition, Volume I. London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993.
3. Joyce, James. Dubliners.UK: Wordsworth, 1993.
4. Calvino, Italo. Invisible Cities. GB: Cox & Wyman, 1997.
5. Rusdie, Salman. The Enchantress of Florence. New York: Random House, 2009.
6. Pamuk, Orhan. Istanbul Memories and the Cıty.London: Faber & Faber, 2006.
7. Ackroyd, Peter. London: the Biography. New York: Anchor Books, 2001.
8. Beyatlı, Yahya, Kemal. Aziz İstanbul. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2002.
Course Book 2. Lawall, Sarah. (Gen. Ed.) The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Seventh Edition, Volume II. New York: W.W. Norton & Company,1999.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 40
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 0
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing. X
2 To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature. X
3 To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts. X
4 To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects. X
5 To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. X
6 To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures. X
7 To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field. X
8 To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking. X
9 To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research. X
10 To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production. X
11 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects. X
12 To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language. X
13 To be able to understand and be a part of world culture. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 15 5 75
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 15 15
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 115