TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Aslı Gön
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Improve their analysing skills relating to films. 2) Learn how to relate films and other disciplines. 3) Get abilities to write academic texts with relating their fields of interests.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Since its beginning, film has been used to set political agendas, advocate policies and influence political socialization. This course will explore some important political topics and themes by discussing how they are explored in major motion pictures. Consequently, the primary goal of this course is to learn how to actively exercise critical thought.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Cinema and Politics 3rd Week Ideologies and Films 4th Week War and Propaganda Films 5th Week Justice, Equality and Human Rights _ 1 6th Week Justice, Equality and Human Rights _ 2 7th Week Migration & Migrant Stories 8th Week The Relation between Individual, Society and Authority 9th Week Armament - Disarmament 10th Week Media and Politic 11th Week Societal Movement 12th Week Colonialism and Independence Movements 13th Week Gender 14th Week Different Looks Different Narrations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	RYAN Michael, KELLNER Douglas, (1997) Politik Kamera Çağdaş Hollywood Sinemasının İdeolojisi ve Politikası, Çev. Elif Özsayar, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul. Kabadayı, Lale, (2013) Film Eleştirisi, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul. Teksoy, Rekin, (2005) Rekin Teksoy?un Sinema Tarihi, İstanbul, Oğlak Yayıncılık. Adanır, Oğuz, (2003) Sinemada Anlam ve Anlatım, İstanbul, Alfa Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 50 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 1 40 40 Project 0 0 0 Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No