Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cultural Representations and Gender in Cinema
Course Code: KAD518
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

Analysis of gender-related disaggregation within the basic perspective of cinema. An examination of the way in which male and female identities are included in cinema narrative considering mainstream cinema and art cinema / independent cinema differentiation. The main objectives of the course are to reveal the importance of gender-based cultural representations in cinema readings.

Course Content

On the basis of feminist film theory, the importance of gender-based stereotypes in cinematographic discourse and the way gender forms the narrative of cinema in the context of cultural representations constitute the content of the course

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains control of feminist film theory.
2.will be able to analyze films based on feminist film theory and gender stereotypes.
3.will be able to evaluate the field of women and gender with a questioning approach.
4.To be able to find an original research topic in the context of cinema and gender, make appropriate research and report in accordance with academic rules.
5.will be able to analyze the cultural representations that make up the gender in the cinema narrative.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Connell, R. W. (1998). Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve İktidar. Çev. Cem Soydemir. İstanbul: Ayrıntı.
2.Berktay, Fatmagül (2009). Tek Tanrılı Dinlerin Karşısında Kadın. İstanbul: Metis.
3.Mulvey, Laura (1975). “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”. Screen 16.3 Autumn 1975
4.Zoonen, Liesbet van. (1996). “Medyada Feminist Yaklaşımlar”. Der: Süleyman Irvan. Medya Kültür Siyaset. 1. Basım. Ankara: Ark.
5.Bora, Aksu (2018). Kadınların Sınıfı. İstanbul: İletişim.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of the course, Academic Writing Skils.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Popular cinema language and theoretical approaches
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Shape of gender in the Main Stream Cinema
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Shape of Woman Identitiy in the Main Stream Cinema
Week 5 - Theoretical
"women" representations in popular cinema
Week 6 - Theoretical
"male" representations in popular cinema
Week 7 - Theoretical
Gender representation in Hollywood film practice
Week 8 - Theoretical
Gender representation in Hollywood film practice
Week 9 - Theoretical
Gender representation in Yeşilçam film practice
Week 10 - Theoretical
Comparative analysis of Hollywood and Yeşilçam film practices
Week 11 - Theoretical
Study from the sample movies
Week 12 - Theoretical
Discussions About Gender in Turkish Cinema
Week 13 - Theoretical
Woman Directors in Turkish Cinema
Week 14 - Theoretical
Study from the sample movies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Seminar18614
Reading50210
Midterm Examination118220
Final Examination121425
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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5
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4
4
4
4
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OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026