Information Package / Course Catalogue
Literature in Cinema
Course Code: RTS422
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to define the relationship between cinema and literature and critically examine the literary adaptations to cinema.

Course Content

The course includes adaptation process of literature to cinema taking into account the theoretical framework and interpreting the examples of adaptation in Turkish and world cinema.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Dilan TÜYSÜZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Discuss the relationship between cinema and literature.
2.Evaluate the process of transmission literary text to cinema by examining the relation of adaptations to the source text.
3.Comprehend the types of adaptation in cinema.
4.Express the examples of Turkish cinema adaptations.
5.Express the examples of world cinema adaptations.
6.Compare movies with literary texts.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Z.Ç. Erus, Amerikan ve Türk Sinemalarında Uyarlamalar, Es Yayınları, 2005.
2.Ed. F. Sakallı, Edebi Eserden Beyazperdeye, Gece Kitaplığı, 2015.
3.John Desmond, Peter Hawkes, Adaptation Studying Film and Literature, McGraw-Hill Education, 2005
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing about the content of the lecture, introducing written and visual sources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cinema and literature relation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Adaptation theory, transmission process and relationship of film adaptations and source text
Week 4 - Theoretical
Examples of Turkish cinema adaptations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Examples of American cinema adaptations
Week 6 - Theoretical
Shakespeare adaptations in cinema
Week 7 - Theoretical
Examples of mythological adaptations
Week 8 - Theoretical
Midterm - Preparation of presentations
Week 9 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Week 11 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Assignment Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory74349
Project610272
Midterm Examination1224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
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OÇ-1
4
3
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
OÇ-6
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026