Course Code | Course Name | (T+A+L) | ECTS | Compulsory/Elective |
CAT5101 | Advanced Text Analysis | 3+0+0 | 5 | Compulsory |
Week 1: Introduction & Meeting Week 2: Philosophy and Text : How to read a text? What is text (living or unanimate)? Week 3: 36 Dramatic Situations by Georges Polti & Intertextuality Week 4: “The Death of the Author” by Roland Barthes & “Suspension of Disbelief” by S. T. Coleridge Week 5: Communist Manifest: Subtext, World of the Play, Idealism, Reading between the Lines Week 6: Structuralism and Linguistics Week 7: Derrida and Deconstruction Week 8: Midterm Week 9: Art of Storytelling: Tragedy and Comedy Week 10: Journey of the Hero by Joseph Campbell Week 11: Magna Carta, Gettysburg Address & American Declaration of Independence Week 12: Discussing William Shakespeare and Post-Colonial Literature Week 13: Holy Books and Discourse Week 14: Final Recap |
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CAT5103 | Film Reading | 3+0+ | 4 | Compulsory |
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IGE6500 | Scientific Research Methods and Ethics | 3+0+ | 9 | Compulsory |
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CAT5102 | Film Sociology | 3+0+0 | 12 | Compulsory |
Week 1-2: Introduction to Sociology of Cinema Week 3-4: Sociological Perspectives on Film Week 5-6: Representation in Cinema Week 7-8: Film as a Cultural Artifact Week 9-10: Audience Studies Week 11-12: Power, Politics, and Cinema Week 13-14: Contemporary Issues in Cinema |
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CAT5188 | Seminar | 0+0+0 | 6 | Compulsory |
Week 1-2: Introduction to Seminar Week 3-4: Research Methods and Resources Week 5-6: Developing Research Questions Week 7-8: Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography Week 9-10: Seminar Presentations I Week 11-12: Collaborative Research and Discussion Week 13-14: Seminar Presentations II and Reflection |
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CAT5291 | Thesis Study 1 | 0+0+0 | 30 | Compulsory |
It is the entire process in which the thesis topic is determined and the writing process begins under the supervision of the advisor. |
Course Code | Course Name | (T+A+L) | ECTS | Compulsory/Elective |
CAT5292 | Thesis Study 2 | 0+0+0 | 30 | Compulsory |
It is the entire process that includes completing the thesis writing process and defending it in front of the jury. |
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CAT5001 | Theories of Cinema | 3+0+0 | 6 |
CAT5001 Theories of Cinema Week 1: Introduction to Film Theory Siegfried Kracauer – Theory of Film Week 2: Formalism and Russian Montage Theory Sergei Eisenstein and montage theory Lev Kuleshov and film editing (Kuleshov Effect) Screening: Analyzing montage in classic Russian cinema Week 3: Realism and Italian Neorealism Cesare Zavattini and neorealist theory Influences of Italian neorealism and Cinecitta on global cinema Reading: Bazin's realism in cinema, myth of total cinema Week 4: Auteur Theory and French New Wave André Bazin and auteur theory Key figures of the French New Wave Screening: Analysis of French New Wave films Week 5: Psychoanalysis and Film Sigmund Freud's influence on film theory Reading: Freudian interpretation of films Analyzing Freudian elements in select films Week 6: Structuralism and Semiotics Structuralism and semiotic theory in film Roland Barthes and Christian Metz Analysis of semiotic elements in film Week 7: Ideology and Marxist Film Theory Marxist analysis of cinema Louis Althusser and film ideology Screening: Analyzing ideological elements in films Week 8: Feminist Film Theory Laura Mulvey: Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema Other key figures in feminist film studies Screening: Feminist analysis of “Daughters of Darkness” (1971) Week 9: Postmodernism and Post-structuralism Postmodern cinema and Baudrillard's theories Post-structuralism: Deleuze and Guattari Reading: Postmodernist interpretation of films Screening and analysis of a postmodern tragedy: The Fly (1986) Week 10: Gender and Society Queer theory and cinema Screening and analysis: Flee (2021) Week 11: Literature and Cinema 36 Dramatic Situations Adaptation Theory Comparasion of film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s classical drama: The Tempest Week 12: Global Cinema and Transnationalism Globalization of cinema and cultural studies Transnationalism in film Screening: Analysis of transnational cinema Week 13: Alternative Cinema: Independent and Experimental Types: Indie, Experimental, Arthouse, B-Movie, Avant-garde, etc. Discussion and analysis of films against dominant industry Week 14: Contemporary Film Theory and Final Projects Recent developments in film theory Presentation of final research projects by students Course recap and discussion |
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CAT5002 | Theories of Televison | 3+0+0 | 6 |
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CAT5004 | Media and Cultural Studies | 3+0+0 | 6 |
This course provides an overview of key concepts, theories, and methods in media and cultural studies. It maps the general critical framework for how we can look at media products through the perspective of cultural studies. |
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CAT5005 | Consumer Society | 3+0+0 | 6 |
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CAT5006 | Television Narration | 3+0+0 | 6 |
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CAT5007 | History of Cinema | 3+0+0 | 6 |
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CAT5008 | Digital Communication | 3+0+0 | 6 |
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CAT5009 | Post-Apocalyptic Narration | 3+0+0 | 6 |
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CAT5011 | Alternative Cinema | 3+0+0 | 6 |