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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FTA 5092	MELODRAMA STUDIES II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Film Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR DILEK TUNALI

Offered to

Film Design

Course Objective

Comparative study of films particular to melodramatic cinema from Hollywood, Yeşilçam and other countries, reading of films. Comparative anaylsis and evaluations of film adaptations samples made from novel, drama etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Study of relation between 'woman' and 'melodrama' winthin the context of films,
2	Study of Freudian approach and melodrama within the context of Hollywood cinema,
3	Comparative study of samples from Hollywood, Yeşilçam and other national cinemas.
4	Analysis of the concept of post-melodrama through samples,
5	Comparison of various cinematic samples within the context of culture, mentality, social transformation and aesthehtics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Women Studies and melodrama
2	Women, Freud, Psychoanalysis an melodrama
3	Melodrama density in Hollywood and cultural reasons
4	Film Analysing
5	Film Analysing
6	General roundup of the theory and analyzed films
7	midterm
8	Identification and discussion of seminar topics
9	Yeşilçam and Melodrama
10	A sample film analysing on Yeşilçam Cinema
11	Film analysing and comparation between Yeşilçam, Hollywood and Bollywood
12	Film Analysing
13	Film Analysing
14	Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Melodramatic Imagination-Peter Brooks
2-Popular Cinema and Genres-Nilgün Abisel
3-Meaning and Narration on Cinema- Oğuz Adanır
4-Between Light and Darkness-Ömer Lütfi Akad
5-Art of the Drama, Breaking Point of Life-Sevda Şener
6-From Karagöz to Cinema-1-2: Nijat Özön
7-Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality-Sigmund Freud
8-Introduction to Psychoanalysis-Sigmund Freud
9-Film, Form and Culture-Robert P.Kolker
10-Silent Cinema-Nilgün Abisel
11-Aesthetic and Psychology of Cinema-Jean Mitry
12-Sexual Personae-Camille Paglia
13-Melodrama West to East, Hollywood to Yeşilçam-Dilek Tunalı
14-Scenario; Bülent Oran- Ibrahim Türk

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Evaluation Methods" and "Work load calculation".

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 +FCG * 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	RST	RESIT	MTE * 0.20 +ASG * 0.20 +RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Statements related to evaluation methods: The topic dealed in theoretically is reevaluated by students as a research. In this research, it is expected to provide from analysis and comparative method.

Assessment Criteria

It is measured by examination, presention of report and report which is needed to include a literature review on the topic studied by students, data collection, complation, analysis and its results.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dilek.tunali@deu.edu.tr 0533 245 79 00

Office Hours

Thusrday; between 13.30-1530

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	1	20	20
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	2	2	1	4	4	2	3	1	2	2	3	1	5	2
LO.2	2	3	4	3	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	2	5	2
LO.3	5	4	4	3	3	5	5	3	1	3	3	1	5	4
LO.4	5	1	5	3	3	2	3	1	1	2	1	2	5	1
LO.5	5	5	5	3	3	5	3	3	1	3	2	2	5	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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