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SOCIAL MEMORY AND DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
THY424 SOCIAL MEMORY AND DOCUMENTARY 5 3 3 5

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language of Instruction : Turkish
Level of the Course Unit : , TYY: + , EQF-LLL: , QF-EHEA:
Type of the Course : Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit -
Coordinator of the Course Unit
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

Objectives of the Course Unit: This course aims to provide the students with the basic knowledge and skills to design the relationship between memory and documentary cinema and to design their own documentary projects.
Contents of the Course Unit: Contents of the course include topics such as the history of documentary film, main approaches to documentary film, main documentary genres, documentaries such as historical, political, propaganda, mockumentary, docudrama, the relationship between memory and documentary, and counter-memories.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Discuss reality and documentary cinema relation.
Explain documentary cinema types and forms.
Evaluate documentary cinema development in Turkey.
Compare documentarian responsibility and the problem of objectivity in documentary.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Discussion on courser, Determining predicted studies for student projects. Lecture
2 Reading Relations between Memory and Reality Memory and Recalling Practice Memory and Forgetting Practice Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
3 Reading & Visual Literature Review Social Memory and Oral History Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
4 Reading & Visual Literature Review Relations between Social Memory and Power counter-memory, confrontation and reckoning Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
5 Reading & Visual Literature Review: Film: Nanook of the North (1922) Robert Flaherty Rise of Documentary Cinema English Documentary Cinema School Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
6 Reading & Visual Literature Review: Film: Man with the Movie Camera (1929) Dziga Vertov Film: Chronicle of a Summer (1960) Jean Rouch&Edgar Morin Perspectives of Dziga Vertov and Cinema-Verite Direct Cinema and Cinema Verite Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
7 Reading & Visual Literature Review: Film: Jaguar (1967) Jean Rouch Responsibility of documentarian and objectivity New approaches to documentary types: Texture-Drama Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading & Visual Literature Review: Film: Tower (2016) Keith Maitland. Film: This is Spinal Tap (1984) Rob Reiner Etno-fiction Mockumentary Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
10 Reading & Visual Literature Review: Film: Triumph des Willens (1935) Leni Riefenstahl Propaganda and Documentary Cinema Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
11 Reading & Visual Literature Review Situation of Documentary Cinema in Turkey: Representation in Documentary Cinema Others in Documentary Cinema Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
12 Reading & Visual Literature Review Memory Place Documentary Cinema: Trauma, Memory and Image Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
13 Reading & Visual Literature Review: Film: Safrabolu’da Zaman (1976) Suha Arın Film: Hitit Günesi (1956) Sabahattin Eyuboglu Turkish Documentary Cinema Samples Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
14 Reading & Visual Literature Review Discussion on the projects of students Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
15 Reading & Visual Literature Review Discussion on the projects of students Lecture & Case Study & Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

Rotha, P. (1995). Belgesel Sinema. Istanbul: Sistem Publications.
Susam, A. (2015). Toplumsal Bellek ve Belgesel Sinema. Istanbul: Ayrıntı Publications.
Balkaya, F. (1993). Turkiye’de Belgesel Film Calismalari. Ankara: Basim Grafik Publications.
Aitken, I. (1998). The Documentary Film Movement: An Anthology Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Adali, B. (1986). Belgesel Sinema: Belgesel Sinemanın Dogusu, Ingiliz Belgesel Okulu, Turk Belgesel Sinemasi. Istanbul: Hil Publications.
Halbwachs, M. (2018). Kolektif Bellek. Istanbul: Pinhan Publications

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of Activities Degree of Contribution (%) Description Examination Method
Mid-Term Exam 1 50
Final Exam 1 50
TOTAL 2 100
Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students interpret the basic concepts, theories and approaches of international trade and logistics.
0
2
Students explain current information about the field with economics and business theories.
0

KNOWLEDGE

Factual

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students analyze economic and financial data related to their field.
0
2
Students relate the information and facts in the field with other social sciences such as sociology, political science and philosophy.
0

SKILLS

Cognitive

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students prepare the technical infrastructure and content of international trade transactions.
0
2
Students use the theoretical knowledge in his/her field to determine new strategies.
0

SKILLS

Practical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students carry out the import and export transactions by applying the customs legislation and foreign exchange legislation.
0
2
Students use the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field for academic and professional career.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Autonomy & Responsibility

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students develop strategies to reach the sales and marketing targets.
0
2
Students carry out the correspondence on orders, transportation and payment with the foreign customers.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Learning to Learn

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students organize participations in national and international fairs in the field.
0
2
Students prepare the documentation used in import and export transactions.
0
3
Students consider life-long learning as a principle and search on developments, changes and innovations in the field.
1

OCCUPATIONAL

Communication & Social

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students manage all phases from finding the customers until delivery of orders.
0
2
Students cooperate with stakeholders in order to generate new ideas.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational and/or Vocational

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Students implement knowledge and skills related to his / her field by taking into account his / her legal, social and ethical responsibilities.
3

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT

Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities

Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities (# of week) Duration (hours, h) Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities 14 3 42
Preliminary & Further Study 13 3 39
Land Surveying 0 0 0
Group Work 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Reading 0 0 0
Assignment (Homework) 0 0 0
Project Work 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Internship 0 0 0
Technical Visit 0 0 0
Web Based Learning 0 0 0
Implementation/Application/Practice 0 0 0
Practice at a workplace 0 0 0
Occupational Activity 0 0 0
Social Activity 0 0 0
Thesis Work 0 0 0
Field Study 0 0 0
Report Writing 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Final Exam 7 5 35
Mid-Term Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam 5 2 10
Short Exam 0 0 0
Preparation for the Short Exam 0 0 0
TOTAL 41 0 128
Total Workload of the Course Unit 128
Workload (h) / 25.5 5
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 5,0