
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Department of International Trade and Finance
GEAR 307 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Contemporary World Cinema
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEAR 307
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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4
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce students to contemporary world cinema. It consists of film history, key concepts in film studies and world cinema research, and questions of representation in relation to issues of gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity in a global context. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course combines viewing of films followed by class discussion. Each week, we will summarize key points and arguments made by a film scholar on a particular topic and watch a film that relates closely to the text. This course combines viewing of films followed by class discussion. Each week, we will summarize key points and arguments made by a film scholar on a particular topic and watch a film that relates closely to the text. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction | |
2 | Middle Eastern Cinema: Iran Ten, Abbas Kiarostami, 2002 (94 min) | Moore, L. C. (2005) “Women in a Widening Frame: (Cross-) Cultural Projection, Spectatorship and Iranian Cinema” Camera Obscura: Feminism, Culture and Media Studies, 20(2), pp. 1-33. |
3 | Eastern European Cinema: Romania Occident, Cristian Mungiu, 2002 (102 min) | Adriana Cordali Gradea (2018) “The rhetoric of leaving, or the mirage of the fetishized West in Cristian Mungiu’s Occident” Journal of European Studies. Volume 48, issue 3-4, page(s): 250-264. Marian Țuțui and Raluca Iacob, “New Romanian Cinema: Geography and Identity” in Edited by Christina Stojanov The New Romanian Cinema. Edinburg University Press. 2021. |
4 | Western European Cinema I Caché, Michael Haneke (2005) | Nancy E. Virtue “Memory, Trauma, and the French-Algerian War: Michael Haneke's Caché (2005)” Modern & Contemporary France, 19:3. 2011, pp. 281-296. |
5 | Western European Cinema II Head-On, Fatih Akın (2004) | Berna Güneli “Chapter Two: Language Use and Dialogue: Multilingualism in Akın’s Head-On” in Güneli (2011) Challenging European Borders: Fatih Akın’s Filmic Visions of Europe, PhD dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, pp. 96-126. |
6 | Subcontinent Cinema: India Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Danny Boyle | Ana Cristina Mendes (2010) “Showcasing India Unshining: Film Tourism in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire” Third Text, 24:4, 471-479. |
7 | The Global South: Burkina Faso Under the Moonlight (2004) Appoline Traoré | Lizelle Bisschoff (2010) “Visions of female emancipation: three recent films from West Africa” Journal of African Cinemas, Vol. 2:1, 37-48. |
8 | Midterm Exam | |
9 | Cinema in Australia and New Zealand The Piano (1993) Jane Campion | Barbara Klinger (2006) “The art film, affect and the female viewer: The Piano revisited” Screen, Volume 47, Issue 1, Spring 2006, Pages 19–41. |
10 | Korean New Wave Parasite (2017) Bong Joon-Ho | Schulze, Jonathan (2019) “The Sacred Engine and the Rice Paddy: Globalization, Genre, and Local Space in the Films of Bong Joon-ho” Journal of Popular Film and Television, 47:1, 21-29, pp. 21-29. |
11 | Japanese Cinema Shoplifters (2018) Hirokazu Kore-eda | Erlich, Linda C., (2011). “Kore-eda’s Ocean View” Film Criticism, Vol. 35, No. 2/3, pp.127–146. |
12 | Latin America: Mexico Roma (2018) Alfonso Cuarón | Sergio de la Mora (2019) “Roma: Reparation versus Exploitation” Film Quarterly 72 (4): 46–53. |
13 | Latin America: Brazil Aquarius (2016) Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stephanie Dennison (2018) “Intimacy and cordiality in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius” Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies. 24:3, 329-340. |
14 | Course Review | |
15 | Course Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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20
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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50
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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18
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18
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Final Exam |
1
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26
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26
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions. |
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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. |
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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. |
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