Ä°LT666 - MYTHOLOGY and FILM ICONOGRAPHY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYTHOLOGY and FILM ICONOGRAPHY | Ä°LT666 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assist. Prof. Dr. Orhun Yakın | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to inform students about the use of mythological, mythic and iconographic images that film narratives contain in order to make meaning. The discussions about the analysis of such images is also central to this course. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | In this course, the emergence of modern iconology will be comprehended and discussed by turning back to the ancient religious and mytological iconologies, in which the contemporary iconology in cinematographic representation is rooted. | |||||
| References | Ö. Tecimer (2005), Sinema Modern Mitoloji, İstanbul: İletişim. H. Damicsh (2006). "Göstergebilim ve İkonografi", Sanat Dünyamız, 100. J. Campbell (2003), Yaratıcı Mitoloji, Ankara: İmge B. Cömert (1999), Mitoloji ve İkonografi, Ankara: Ayraç E. Csapo (2005), Theories of Mythology, Malden, MA: Blackwell B. K. Grant (2007), Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology, Londra ve New York: Wallflower. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | What is mytology for? How does it work? |
| Week 3 | Myths and mythological images |
| Week 4 | Myths and mythological images |
| Week 5 | Myths in film: mythological context and ideology |
| Week 6 | Analysing film: Remembering and reconsidering the theoretical and methodological context |
| Week 7 | Sample analysis |
| Week 8 | Myths, mythology, iconography |
| Week 9 | Roots of iconography |
| Week 10 | Iconograhpy |
| Week 11 | What does iconographic analysis mean? |
| Week 12 | Sample analysis |
| Week 13 | Sample analysis |
| Week 14 | Student presentations |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 20 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 60 |
| Presentation | 2 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 56 | 56 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 82 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. The students successfully completing HU Communication Sciences Graduate Program will be competent in evaluating basic concepts and the conceptual interrelations as well as their reflections on theoretical and practical levels. | X | ||||
| 2. will have the knowledge of the basic methodological approaches, methods and research technics and their implementations. | X | ||||
| 3. is capable of designing a social research, implementing it, analyzing the findings, reporting them and putting all into an original piece of academic writing. | X | ||||
| 4. will be able to think, question, assess and evaluate in an interdisciplinary mode. | X | ||||
| 5. will follow the contemporary knowledge and approaches in the communication sciences area and evaluates these with a critical and inquisitive manner. | X | ||||
| 6. will be able to present his/her knowledge in the field orally and in written effectively and systematically. | X | ||||
| 7. is aware of the scientific and ethical principles and in every academic production acts in accordance with these principles. | X | ||||
| 8. will be able to get involved in team work for identifying and solving problems related to the area and shares knowledge. | X | ||||
| 9. will be able to use the knowledge and the skills related to the area, find solutions to the problems in communication and media, develop policy propositions and transform these into projects and action. | X | ||||
| 10. has strong social communication in business life. | X | ||||
| 11. will pursue a higher degree in his/her education. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest