Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Research in Cinema
Course Code: STV512
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Explain the effects of social change and transformation periods in the history of cinema

Course Content

The art of cinema carries the traces of the socio-cultural, economic and political changes of the society. Talking about cinema involves talking about the existing social structure. In this context, the effect of social change and transformation periods on cinema is discussed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To analyze social history
2.To understand the relationship between social history and cinema
3.Analyzing the effects of social history studies in the history of cinema
4.Explain the effects of the new era of cinema on cinema
5.Defining the effects of cinema on cinema in the new period
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Traditional Cinema History Studies
Week 2 - Theoretical
linguistic method
Week 3 - Theoretical
narrative method
Week 4 - Theoretical
psychoanalysis, structuralist semiotics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Social history studies
Week 6 - Theoretical
New Cultural History Approach
Week 7 - Theoretical
New media, multi media and screen studies
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Post structuralism, postcolonialism and postmodernism in the post-1970s cinema
Week 10 - Theoretical
Marxism and semiotics in post-1970 cinema
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cultural turn in 1980 and later
Week 12 - Theoretical
Interpretive theory of culture
Week 13 - Theoretical
The deconstruction of cinema and identity
Week 14 - Theoretical
Archeology of Turkish Cinema
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory170351
Assignment121122
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
4
4
5
5
5
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
4
5
5
4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026