Information Package / Course Catalogue
Film and Philosophy
Course Code: FEL240
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Understanding the distinguishing characteristics of cinema and learning about the crucial concepts of cinema such as image, time, seeing.

Course Content

With reference to the relation between cinema and particulary photography, the historical background of cinema is explained and its position in modern times is discussed. The importance of Tarkovsky's conception of art for cinema is shown by reading his Sculpting in Time.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Acquires knowledge about important film movements and the art of cinema.
2.Can interpret movies philosophically.
3.Can comprehend the relation between cinema and philosophy.
4.Acquires knowledge concerning the history of cinema, its relation to photograph and the concept of image.
5.Understands the importance of Tarkovsky's conception of cinema and art in the history of cinema by having knowledge about it.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Baker, U. Beyin Ekran. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2023.
2.Tarkovski, A. Mühürlenmiş Zaman (Çev. M. Beyhan). İstanbul: Agora Kitaplığı, 2017.
3.Bazin, Andre, Sinema Nedir?, (Çev. İ. Şener), İzdişüm Yay. İstanbul, 2000.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is cinema?
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 2 - Theoretical
History of cinema and the link between photography and cinema.
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cinematic image.
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Video and seeing.
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Film as an aesthetic form and philosophy.
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Montage and modern society.
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Social sciences and cinema.
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 8 - Theoretical
The cinema of Tarkovsky
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 9 - Theoretical
Introduction to "Sculpting in Time".
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tarkovsky's conception of art and poetry.
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Art and science as ways of assimilating the world.
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 12 - Theoretical
The concept of time in the cinema of Tarkovsky.
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 13 - Theoretical
The concept of time in the cinema of Tarkovsky.
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review of Tarkovsky.
Week 14 - Preparation Work
General review of the first chapter of the course.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
2
3
OÇ-5
1
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026