GEAR 303 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of International Trade and Finance

Course Name

Clothes in the Movies

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEAR 303	Fall/Spring	2	2	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Service Course
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi F Dilek HİMAM
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi F Dilek HİMAM
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to enable students to comprehend the relationship between fashion and cinema by means of films and readings and to acquire the necessary skills for analysis at academic level.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to describe different styles of clothing. Will be able to analyze the narrative of a movie. Will be able to define the period to which clothing refers. Will be able to discuss the relationship between character and clothes. Will be able to do presentations about clothes in movies.
Course Description	This course will provide an advanced level of knowledge in the cultural and artistic context of fashion. This course will consist of 3 thematically divided sections: a. films about the fashion industry; b. Films, clothing and identity, c. Films, clothing and storytelling.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction
2	Costume and Character: The Great Gatsby	Reading: http://clothesonfilm.com/costume-in-the-great-gatsby-use-your-imagination/ http://clothesonfilm.com/martinprada-great-gatsby-collaboration-fashion-as-costume/
3	Lecture on Costume and character and explanation of assignment
4	Costume and Character: Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Shekhar Kapur,2007	Chapter 4, Laver, James, A Concise History of Fashion, Thames and Hudson, 1992
5	Costume and Gender: Orlando, Sally Potter,1992	Chapter 4, Laver, James, A Concise History of Fashion, Thames and Hudson, 1992
6	Costume and Gender: The Iron Lady, Phyllida Lloyd 2011	https://clothesonfilm.com/the-iron-lady-co stume-as-distinction-gender-and-protecti on/
7	Costume and Time: Marie Antoinette Sophia Coppola 2006	http://costumevault.blogspot.com/2016/02/marie-antoinette-working-with.html http://costumevault.blogspot.com/2015/11/marie-antoinette-telling-story-through.html
8	Costume and Time: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson,2014	https://clothesonfilm.com/the-wes-anderson-collection-the-grand-budapest-hotel/
9	Costume and Time: Phantom Thread	Chapter 10: Laver, James, History of Fashion, Thames and Hudson, 1992,p.252-292.
10	Lecture on Subcultures and Style
11	Costume and Subcultures: Funny Face	Chapter 10: Laver, James, History of Fashion, Thames and Hudson, 1992,p.252-292.
12	MIDTERM EXAM	All movies and literature mentioned above, plus class discussions
13	PRESENTATIONS	Group work
14	PRESENTATIONS	Group work
15	Semester Review
16	Final project

Course Notes/Textbooks

Stella Bruzzi, Undressing cinema. Clothing and identity in the movies, London 1997.

Laver, James, A Concise History of Fashion, Thames and Hudson, 1992, ISBN:0-500-20348-2

Blog: www.clothesonfilm.com

Suggested Readings/Materials

Blog: www.clothesonfilm.com

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	30
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	10	2	20
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	10	10
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	1	8	8
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	20	20
Final Exam			0
		Total	122

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions.	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance.	-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills.	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field.	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks.	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of international trade and finance program.	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity.	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-