GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CINEMA AND HISTORY/TAR4022
Course Title: CINEMA AND HISTORY
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Hüsnü Yücekaya
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/husnuyucekaya
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Describe the development of cinema history from its emergence to modern cinema.
Describe the cinema history in visual communication and art history
Extend the basic theoretical knowledge about the place and the importance of cinema in visual communication history, by reading cinema art as a commun
Determine the place, importance and the differences of cinema art between other arts.
Interpret the influences of art movements in cinema history
Relate cinema art to the present dijital media, by surveying the development of World cinema history with technological changes and the influences of
Analyse films as historical landmarks of cinema language, history and aesthetics and read them in their own social, economical and political productio
Interpret the place and the qualities of Turkish cinema in the development of World cinema history.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Historical position of cinema as an art and mass communication medium. Analysing archeology of cinema mentionning technological developments on motion
2. Week  Cinema’s invention process by watching Edison, Dickson and Lumiere Brothers’ films. Discussing on fantasy and story in cinema, via Georges Mélies’ fil
3. Week  Cinema’s becoming widespread in USA in its historical and sociological conditions. Cinema language construction beginning with Porter?s cinema.
4. Week  In the context of patent wars and the birth of Hollywood, analysing and discussing D.W. Griffith cinema with his inventions contributing to the develo
5. Week  First production companies in Europe (Pathé and Gaumont) and in the context of their productions analysing silent period in cinema history with exampl
6. Week  European cinema and cinema movements in their sociological and artistic environment of the age: Seeing films in their aesthetical context relative to
7. Week  French impressioniste cinema and avangarde cinema (Dadaist sürrealist cinema), by film screenings (like G. Dulac, J. Cocteau, M. Duchamps, R. Clair,
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Access of sound in cinema and its influences
10. Week  Soviet cinema in the context of Kuleshov, Eisenstein, Pudovkin and Vertov?s films and theories.
11. Week  O. Welles cinema in the context of the development of mise-en-scene
12. Week  Italian New Realism, French New Wave cinema and ?auteur theory? in the context of artistic, social and aesthetical frame.
13. Week  Modern cinema with different directors and cinema languages. Auteur theory in the context of national cinemas.
14. Week  Turkish cinema history and its historical periods with prominent films and directors.
15. Week  Turkish cinema history and its historical periods with prominent films and directors.
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Rekin Teksoy- Rekin Teksoy’un Sinema Tarihi, Oğlak Yayıncılık, 2005. Rıza Oylum, Dünya Sineması Kitaplığı, Başka Yerler Yayınları, 2012
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
6
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
10
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
2
10
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
104
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.16
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquiring scientific ethics and a scientific sense of responsibilityX
2Acquiring the capability of gathering, analyzing, interpreting, discussing and making suggestions on the information that is a source of data in the discipline of historyX
3Acquiring the skill of independent or collective work on a historical topic in accordance with the rules of historical methodology.X
4Acquiring the skill of making objective and consistent comments through comparison regarding historical events that took place in different geographical areas.X
5Possessing the ability to examine and assess the effects of political, social, economic, ideological, etc. factors in the development of historical eventsX
6Acquiring the skill of following and reaching the scientific publications and technological developments in the field of history.X
7Possessing the ability to practice the knowledge from the field of history in interdisciplinary studiesX
8Becoming aware of the importance of the discipline of history on a national or international scale; possessing the ability to reason on the background of present-day eventsX
9Comprehending the necessity of acquiring new knowledge and skills throughout lifeX
10Possessing the knowledge and skill to establish parallels between world history and the national history.X
11Advancing the skill and ability of critical thinking along with the ability of written and oral communicationX
12Discovering the dynamics that prompt people into action, consciously of the requirements of social life; acquiring the skill of understanding the roles of individuals in societyX