TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Seda Şen
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to critically evaluate the relationship between the historical development of animation and American Culture 2) will be able to detect a relationship between the determining factors that shape ideology in the society and the development of animation industry and visual media
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to introduce, through cartoons and animated films, issues and representations of family, education, politics and similar issues in American culture. At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze the relationship between animation and social issues.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course and Overview of the Syllabus 2nd Week Early history: development of animation devices, graphic narratives, comics 3rd Week The Silent era and Disney; The Rise of Disney: Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, Snow White, Pinnocchio, Fantasia 4th Week Disney and American values 5th Week Disneyification, Marketing of Disney 6th Week Disney, Warners, Propaganda, and World War II 7th Week Midterm I 8th Week Fleisher 9th Week 1950s and Television Animation 10th Week Alternative, Independent Animation 11th Week Stop Motion and Early Computer Animation 12th Week Current Trends: Digital animation, 3D Modelling, Pixar, Videogame Animation 13th Week Japanese anime overview 14th Week Presentations and review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bendazzi, Giannalberto. Animation: A World History. 3 vols. Routledge, 2015. McKlein, Norman. 7 Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon. Verso, 1998. Pallant, Chris. Demsytifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation. Bloomsbury, 2011. Peary, Danny and Gerald Peary. The American Animated Cartoon: A Critical Anthology. Bob McLein Media, 2017.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Project,Practice,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Quiz 5 10 Project 1 25 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No