Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | STVY518 | POLITICAL CINEMA | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
To motivate students to questioning and analysing the structure, conflicts and methods of power, to explain and clarify the theoretical and philosophical approaches to power throughout the motives, and to re-define the concept of power in terms of both political history and daily life.
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Learning Outcomes |
1 | To develop a political, legal and philosophical perspective to cinema | 2 | To improve analytical and critical approach to the art and political reality | 3 | To enhance understanding of the concepts and conceptualizations in legal and political philosophy through movies | 4 | To reflect on critically the themes of contemporary political cinema |
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Mode of Delivery |
Formal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
Explanation of the revolution of the politic films in times and its importance for art of cinema, by analyzing the important samples.
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Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Introduction to the political cinema: Basic Concepts | | | 2 | Genres of political cinema and the state and cinema relationship | | | 3 | Birth of the Naional Cinema and the Political Films | | | 4 | The Hollywood Cinema and the Politics | | | 5 | Human nature and power: Lord of the flies | | | 6 | Fascism, daily life and power: Amacord | | | 7 | Cold war and power relations: Dr. Strangelove | | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | 9 | 1968, Revolution and the Cinema | | | 10 | The Colonisation and Political Cinema | | | 11 | Good, bad and an existential look at the power: Europa | | | 12 | Civil war, ethnicity and power: Before the rain | | | 13 | Turkish Political Cinema | | | 14 | Military Coup and Political Cinema | | | 15 | World politics, political economy and power: Fahrenheit 9/11 | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Lecture notes |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
SUM | 0 | |
SUM | 0 | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | | 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 |
Project Preparation | 2 | 30 | 60 |
Project Presentation | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
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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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