Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cinema and Society
Course Code: SOS315
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

This course seeks to utilize movies as sociological material/raw data and develop sociological analyses of the content presented in movies. Movies focusing on gender, urbanization, social inequalities will be analyzed critically by utilizing sociological theories. It will also discuss the relationship between movies and social events and problems.

Course Content

This course focuses on movies as sociological material/raw data and develops sociological analyses of the content presented in movies. Movies focusing on gender, urbanization, social inequalities will be analyzed critically by utilizing sociological theories. It will also discuss the relationship between movies and social events and problems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Şerife GENİŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Explaining the relationship between cinema and sociology
2.Identifying sociological elements in cinema
3.Analyzing sociological elements in cinema
4.Analyzing and criticizing cinema as a text
5.Analyzing the relationship between cinema and ideology
6.Ability to analyze movies with sociological theories and methods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bülent Diken & C.Bagge Laustesen: Filmlerle Sosyoloji, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012
2.Veysel Atayman: Şiddetin Mitolojisi, Donkişot Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
The relationship between cinema and sociology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Film Genres and Functions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cinema in the World and Turkey
Week 5 - Theoretical
Populer Culture and Cinema
Week 6 - Theoretical
Film Theories and Film Critiques
Week 7 - Theoretical
Movies and Sociological Data
Week 8 - Theoretical
Movie Watching and Theoretical Debate
Week 9 - Theoretical
Movie Watching and Theoretical Debate
Week 10 - Theoretical
Movie Watching and Theoretical Debate
Week 11 - Theoretical
Movie Watching and Theoretical Debate
Week 12 - Theoretical
Movie Watching and Theoretical Debate
Week 13 - Theoretical
Movie Watching and Theoretical Debate
Week 14 - Theoretical
Movie Watching and Theoretical Debate
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Individual Work142142
Midterm Examination1729
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026