COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UTOPIA AND DISTOPIA IN LITERATURE AND CINEMA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBS 2250 UTOPIA AND DISTOPIA IN LITERATURE AND CINEMA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Film Design and Directing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR DILEK TUNALI

Offered to

Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Play Writing-Dramaturgy
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Carpet Kilim Old Fabric Patterns
Ceramic and Glass Design
Illustration and Printmaking
Painting
Musicology
Sculpture
Photography
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Fashion Clothing Design
Graphic Design
Music Technology

Course Objective

Utopia and dystopia have been genres/subgenres used frequently both in literature and cinema. They are used as tools of explaining/negating the existing society or for fictionalizing the future. The lesson aims at conceiving the narrative structure of utopia and dystopia, and discussing the philosophical and social subtexts of sample texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to think on the concept genre
2   to understand the narrative structure of utopia and dystopia
3   to be able to analyze the frequently repeating narrative codes in utopia and dystopia narratives
4   to obtain the skill of analyzing the philosophical, social and ideological backgrounds of utopic and dystopic narratives
5   to obtain the skill of writing critiques on example utopias and dystopias

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, how lessons will be given, discussion on the concept of utopia and dystopia.
2 Discussing on the concepts genre and subgenre departing from utopia and dystopia, and on how to discuss this genre
3 Utopia as a concept
4 History, emergence and first examples of Utopia.
5 The concept of reality and its relation with utopia.
6 Relation between existing social condition, its relation with utopia and social effects of utopia.
7 Emergence of the concept dystopia.
8 The relation between existing social condition and dystopia, and social effects of dystopia.
9 Analyses of the selected examples.
10 Analyses of the selected examples.
11 Analyses of the selected examples.
12 Evaluation and discussion of the papers prepared.
13 Evaluation and discussion of the papers prepared.
14 Evaluation and discussion of the papers prepared.

Recomended or Required Reading

Nilnur Tandaçgüneş, Ütopya: Antik Çağdan Günümüze Mutluluk Vaadi, Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul, 2013
Fredric Jameson, Ütopya Denen Arzu, Çev. Ferit Burak Aydar, Metis Yayınlar, Istanbul, 2009
Ünsal Oskay, Çağdaş Fantazya, Der Yayınları, Istanbul
Krishan Kumar, Modern Zamanlarda Ütopya ve Karşıütopya, Kalkedon, Istanbul, 2006
Neil McWilliam, Sanat Ütopya Mutluluk Hayalleri, Çev. Esin Soğancılar, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 2011
Karl Mannheim, Ideoloji ve Ütopya, Çev. Mehmet Okyayuz, Deki Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

During the lessons, first the concepts of utopia and dystopia will be explained. The class will, firstly, study the narrative structure departing from examples produced in literature, then expend the analysis on cinema examples.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.75 + ATT * 0.25

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The students are responsible from reading/seeing utopia and dystopia examples (literature and cinema).

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criteria will be level of joining the discussions, and the quality of the paper prepared.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Rather than screening a film in the classroom, it is important to have seen the films before.
Students should be prepared

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1113
LO.2313
LO.3513
LO.4
LO.5

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