Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Computer Engineering | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | HUM 221 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Film and Memory | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Sinema ve Bellek | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 134 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn the key approaches in film analysis, develop an interdisciplinary approach in analyzing films, to become familiar with the representation of memory in different filmmaking styles across the world, and to learn to write critical film reviews. | ||||
| Course Description | What is the relationship between film and memory? How does memory become cinematic? Film as a medium that captures and replicates time has always been regarded as a suitable art form for representing memory. This course focuses on various films that tackle personal, cultural, national and historical aspects of remembering and forgetting. Whether they tell stories of characters suffering from memory loss or, stories of societies willing to forget some unpleasant moments in their history, the relationship between memory and identity is at the heart of all these narratives. By analysing one film in detail every week, the course aims to introduce different styles of filmmaking across the world and demonstrate diverse examples of how memory is dramatized in cinema. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Sinema ile bellek arasındaki ilişkiyi nasıl tanımlayabiliriz? Bellek, sinemanın diline nasıl tercüme edilebilir? Bu ders, hatırlama ve unutma mekanizmalarının bireysel, kültürel ulusal ve tarihsel boyutlarıyla ilgilenen farklı filmlere odaklanacaktır. İster hafıza kaybı yaşayan karakterlerin hikâyesini anlatsınlar, ister geçmişlerindeki rahatsız edici birtakım olayları unutmak isteyen toplumların hikâyelerini, bütün bu filmlerin merkezinde bellek ile kimlik arasındaki ilişki vardır. Bu derste dönem boyunca her hafta bir film ayrıntılı olarak analiz edilecek, böylece çeşitli ülkelerden farklı sinema anlayışları tanıtılacak ve belleği sinemada temsil etmenin farklı örnekleri incelenecektir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) recognize the main stylistic approaches in representing memory in cinema; 2) evaluate the key concepts deployed in the analysis of ‘memory films’; 3) distinguish and interpret different styles of filmmaking; 4) exhibit confidence in critical thinking and academic writing. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ||||
| 2) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ||||
| 3) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ||||
| 4) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ||||
| 5) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ||||
| 6) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ||||
| 7) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | N | |
| 2) | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | N | |
| 3) | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | N | |
| 4) | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | H | Exam |
| 5) | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | N | |
| 6) | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | N | |
| 7) | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | AYÇA ÇİFTÇİ , April 2022 |
| Course Coordinator | SENA CÜRE ACER |
| Semester | Spring |
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Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Impossible Memory Screening: Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2008) |
| 3) | The Return of the Erased Memories Screening: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004) |
| 4) | Evoking Memories, Taking Revenge Screening: Oldboy/Oldeuboi (Chan-wook Park, 2003) |
| 5) | Childhood, Memory and the Mirror Screening: The Mirror/ Zerkalo (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975) |
| 6) | Narrating the Past, Constructing the Self Screening: Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012) |
| 7) | Implanted Memories, Lost Identities Screening: Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) |
| 8) | Detecting Memories Screening: Memories of Murder/Salinui chueok (Joon-ho Bong, 2003) |
| 9) | Aesthetics of Nostalgia Screening: In The Mood for Love/Faa yeung nin wa (Wong Kar-Wai, 2000) |
| 10) | Fantasies of State Atrocities Screening: The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012) |
| 11) | Scrambled Memories of War Screening: Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008) |
| 12) | Guilt and the Hidden Past Screening: Hidden/Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005) |
| 13) | Post-dictatorship Memories Screening: Tony Manero (Pablo Larraín, 2008) |
| 14) | Collective Mourning Screening: The Headless Woman/La mujer sin cabeza (Lucrecia Martel 2008) |
| 15) | Final examination period |
| 16) | Final examination period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Each week’s topic is accompanied by a designated reading, which will form the basis for class discussion. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | This course will be taught in the flipped format. Students will be expected to watch the designated film of the week prior to that week’s class. I will give them some questions beforehand in order to guide them through the film viewing process. During the class time, they will discuss their interpretation of the film based on their answers to the given questions. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Students will be asked to write three film reviews based on specific concepts and approaches introduced during this course. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
ciftcia@mef.edu.tr Students are expected to treat university personnel and one another respectfully at all times; this includes showing respect for class content and for others’ opinions. The commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms such as plagiarism is dishonest and will not be tolerated. Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of zero. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Project | 3 | 12 | 36 | ||||
| Total Workload | 134 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||