COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VISUAL NARRATIVES IN AMERICA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 2032 VISUAL NARRATIVES IN AMERICA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EVRIM ERSÖZ KOÇ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to analyse and interpret the narrative and visual techniques in several genres such as films, TV series, comics, etc. The analysis will be within the framework of a selected theme/s concerning issues such as race, gender, class, religion, ethics, utopia, dystopia, identity, etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have information about the major themes in different genres of visual narratives
2   To understand the social, cultural and historical contexts of the selected visual narratives
3   To use basic terms and concepts to describe visual narratives
4   To make connections between different works and ideas
5   To analyze the selected visual narratives from different perspectives such as race, gender, religion, etc.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Introduction
2 Theoretical Background on Visual Narratives Discussion
3 Theoretical Background on a Selected Perspective (for example: dystopia) Discussion
4 Marcel Kelly and Craig Silverstein. Terra Nova Discussion
5 Marcel Kelly and Craig Silverstein. Terra Nova Discussion
6 Kripke, Eric. Revolution Discussion
7 Kripke, Eric. Revolution Discussion
8 MIDTERM
9 Rothenberg, Jason. The 100 Discussion
10 Rothenberg, Jason. The 100 Discussion
11 Moore, Alan. Watchmen Discussion
12 Moore, Alan. Watchmen Discussion
13 Snyder, Zack. Watchmen Discussion
14 General Evaluation
15 FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

Selected visual narratives
Bordwell, David, Kristin Thompson. Film Art: An Introduction. Boston, McGraw Hill, 2008.
Burkhead, Cynthia. Dreams in American Television Narratives: From Dallas to Buffy. London: Bloomsbury, 2013.
Geraghty, Lincoln. American Science Fiction: Film and Television. New York: Berg, 2009.
Hammond, Michael, Lucy Mazdon. The Contemporary Television Series. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 2005.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: Harper Perennial, 1994.
Vaage, Margrethe Bruun. The Antihero in American Television. New York: Routledge, 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, text analysis, class discussions, visual presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to
1. have critical perspectives on the major issues discussed in the lectures
2. think analytically
3. refer to the primary texts in order to support their arguments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to
1. attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. participate to in-class discussions
3. come to the classes having read the assigned text.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

evrim.ersoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.4555
LO.555555