Course Objectives: |
This course aims to understand politics via (probably) the most popular field of culture: films. It introduces students to the basic issues, concepts and ideologies of politics and how those are represented, and also criticized, in selected movies. The subjects that will be covered in this course include cold war and deterrence, (anti)militarism, (post) colonialism, gender politics, capitalism, migration, ethnic conflict, social movements/resistance, fascism/dictatorship, totalitarianism and racism. |
Course Content: |
The Relationships between Politics and Film; Politics in Movies; Politics of Movies; Film as a Medium for Illustrating, Defending, and Challenging Political Ideas; Critical Content Analysis; Film and Totalitarianism; Film and Colonialism;Anti-Colonialism; Film and Violence; Film and Gender. |
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Related Preparation |
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• Review of syllabus
• Review and discussion of the course outline
• Framing assessment policy and other requirements |
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• To teach totalitarianism
• The movie ‘The Lives of Others’
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Watching of the movie 'The Lives of Others' |
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• To demonstrate how films and artworks are not value-free, but reflect the views of those who produce it.
• To demonstrate films as social constructs
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• How films speak to us?
• How directors express their opinions |
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• To teach Cold War and Nuclear Deterrence
• The Movie ‘Dr. Strangelove’ |
The movie of Dr. Strangelove will be watched |
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• To teach militarism
• The movie ‘Full Metal Jacket’
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Watching of the movie Full Metal Jacket |
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• To teach ethnic conflicts
• The movie ‘Sometimes in April’
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Watching of the movie 'Sometimes in April' |
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• To teach migration
• The movie ‘In This World’
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Watching of the documentary In This World |
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• To teach capitalism
• The movie ‘There will be blood’
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'There Will be Blood' filminin izlenmesi |
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• To teach fascism/dictatorship
• The Movie ‘The Great Dictator’
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Watching of the movie 'The Great Dictator' |
10) |
• To teach totalitarianism
• The movie ‘The Lives of Others’
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watching of the movie The Lives of Others |
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• To teach social movements/resistance
• The Movie ‘Al Midan’
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Watching of the Movie Al-Midan |
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• To teach gender politics/capitalism
• The movie Dogville
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Watching of the movie Dogville |
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• Evaluate students via final exam
• Final Exam
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Graduates have the knowledge of attaining scientific knowledge in the field, monitoring, evaluating and applying current literature. |
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Graduates provide preventive health education for individual, family and community by using the information obtained in health field. |
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Graduates take responsibility as individuals and team members to solve complex and unforeseen problems encountered in the field of practice. |
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Graduates evaluates advanced knowledge and skills in the field of health with a critical approach. |
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Graduates transfer information and solution proposal for problems to people and institutions concerned about health field in written and verbally; listen to the thoughts, expectations and expectations of the people and institutions concerned. |
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Graduates become a role model for colleagues and society through Professional identity. |
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Graduates are competent enough to understand the anatomy, physiological functions and behavior of healthy individuals and/or the patients; it is empowering to understand the relationship between the individual's health and the physical and social environment. |
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As an individual, he acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislation and professional codes of ethics regarding his duties, rights and responsibilities. |
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Cooperate with persons from related disciplines and act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values at the stages of data collection, interpretation, application and announcement of results related to the health field. |
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