| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | STVY522 | MEDIA AND MYTHS | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
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This course will show how classical mythology has been and can be used as a source of unlimited inspiration for filmmakers, how film narration is indebted to mythic structures, how different film genres rely on mythology as a launching pad for their various destinations and how cinema creates its own contemporary mythologies.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students can identify mythological images and themes. | | 2 | Students can interpret mythological images and themes | | 3 | Students can identify the mythological structure of films. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Concept of myth, mythology, myhical figures and cinema, a contemporary myth-making machine, which appropriates mythical structures, themes and archetypes.
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Mythology and Meaning in the context of explaination of concepts such as myth, mythos, mythology | | | | 2 | Mythology and Sanctity; Mythology, social life and organization | | | | 3 | Introduction to Greek Mythology: Olympos Pantheon, creation myths and the universe | | | | 4 | Important figures of Greek Mythology - 1 | | | | 5 | Important figures of Greek Mythology - 2 | | | | 6 | Narration of important Greek myths | | | | 7 | Narration of important Greek myths | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Main sources of Greek Mythology: Illiad and Odysseia | | | | 10 | Other concepts: Birth, rebirthand metamorphosis (Biblical myhts) | | | | 11 | Representation of man and woman in the context of mythology | | | | 12 | Quest and heroes, magical creatures&items, rewards, punishments and homecoming (Propp) | | | | 13 | Mythic archetypes (Jung) | | | | 14 | Presentations | | | | 15 | Presentations | | | | 16 | Final | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Homeros, Ilyada ve Odisseus, çev. Azra, Erhat, İş bankası Yayınları, 1989
Şefik, Can, Yunan Mitolojisi, İnkılap Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1998.
Strauss, C. L., Mit ve Anlam, Yeni Yayınları, İstanbul, 1994
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| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 2 | 30 | 60 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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