TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) know the history of American cinema, 2) analyze cultural issues through their representations in American films, 3) evaluate films as subjective representations.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Building up on American Cinema and Film Studies 1, this course aims to analyze how cultural issues such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and ability are reflected in American cinema through contemporary examples.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course, Introduction to the Study of Film 2nd Week PART I Culture and American Film, Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Film Chapter 2:History of Hollywood 3rd Week PART II Race and Ethnicity and American Film, Chapter 3: The Concept of Whiteness and American Film Chapter 4: African Americans and American Film Chapter 5: Native Americans and American Film, Chapter 6: Asian Americans and American Film Chapter 7: Latinos and American Film MIDTERM EXAMINATION 4th Week PART III Class and American Film, Chapter 8: Classical Hollywood Cinema and Class, Chapter 9: Class Struggle 5th Week PART IV Gender and American Film, Chapter 10 and Chapter11 6th Week Chapter 12: Masculinity in Classical Hollywood Filmmaking, Chapter 13: Gender in American Film 7th Week PART V Sexuality and American Film: Chapter 14 and Chapter 15, Sexualities on film PART VI Ability and American Film, Chapter 16: (Dis)Ability Work Towards Term Projects, TERM PROJECT PRESENTATIONS: Term Projects Due Date 8th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Benshoff, Harry M. and Sean Griffin. America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 25 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 8 8 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Project 1 15 15 Total Workload 149 Total Workload / 30 4,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No