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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| RADIO, TELEVISION AND CINEMA PR. | |
| Code | AIS232 |
| Name | Mythological Narrative in Cinema |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Arş. Gör. Dr. İlker ZOR |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
In this course, it is aimed to make a general definition of mythology, to determine the aspects of Eastern mythology that distinguish it from Western mythology, and to analyze how mythological elements and heroes are transformed into mythological narratives in cinema according to the Hero's Journey model.
Course Content
In this course; the definition of mythology, an introduction to Eastern mythology, the conceptual framework of Egyptian mythology, Far Eastern and Indian mythology, Anatolian and Mesopotamian mythology are determined and the transformation of these mythologies into mythological narratives in cinema is examined.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Aiskhylos (2021). Zincire Vurulmuş Prometheus (Çev: A. Erhat ve S. Eyüboğlu). İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Bakogianni, A. (2008). All is well that ends tragically: filming Greek tragedy in modern Greece. Institute of Classical Studies, 2008, Vol. 51 (2008), pp. 119-167 Published by: Oxford University Press. Barthes, R. (2014). Çağdaş Söylenler (Çev: T. Yücel). İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. Campbell, J. (2016). Batı mitolojisi (Çev: K. Emiroğlu). İstanbul: Islık Yayınları. Campbell, J. (2020). Kahramanın sonsuz yolculuğu (Çev. S. Gürses). İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları. Erkman-Akerson, F. (2015). Mimesis’i okumaya başlarken - Erich Auerbach: mimesis-Batı edebiyatında gerçekliğin temsili. İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları. Oskay, Ü. (1984). Kahraman ve tragedya açısından Lukacs, Brecht ve Benjamin. Yazko Çeviri Dergisi, (18). Rimmon-Kenan, S. (2005). Narrative fiction: contemporary poetics. London and New York: Taylor & Francis Group. Rosenberg, D. (2018). Dünya Mitolojisi (Çev: A.U.Cüce, B. Odabaşı, E. Cengizoğlu, E. Kuzhan, K. Akten, K. Emiroğlu, T. Kocayiğit, T. Kenanoğluİ). İstanbul: İmge Kitabevi. Şener, S. (2019). Dünden bugüne tiyatro düşüncesi. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi. Vogler, C. (2020). Yazarın yolculuğu (Çev: K. Şahin). İstanbul: Okuyanus Yayınları.
Notes
Erkman-Akerson, F. (2015). Mimesis’i okumaya başlarken - Erich Auerbach: mimesis-Batı edebiyatında gerçekliğin temsili. İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları. Oskay, Ü. (1984). Kahraman ve tragedya açısından Lukacs, Brecht ve Benjamin. Yazko Çeviri Dergisi, (18). Rimmon-Kenan, S. (2005). Narrative fiction: contemporary poetics. London and New York: Taylor & Francis Group. Rosenberg, D. (2018). Dünya Mitolojisi (Çev: A.U.Cüce, B. Odabaşı, E. Cengizoğlu, E. Kuzhan, K. Akten, K. Emiroğlu, T. Kocayiğit, T. Kenanoğluİ). İstanbul: İmge Kitabevi. Şener, S. (2019). Dünden bugüne tiyatro düşüncesi. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | To be able to determine the conceptual framework of mythology at the narrative level. |
| LO02 | Identifying themes and images in mythological narratives |
| LO03 | To be able to comprehend the mythological narrative model |
| LO04 | To be able to interpret mythological themes and images in the narratives of film. |
| LO05 | To be able to determine the transformation of mythological themes and images into cinematographic elements in the West cinema. |
| LO06 | To be able to determine the transformation of mythological themes and images into cinematographic elements in the East Cinema. |
| LO07 | Analyzes the mythological structure within the narrative structure of cinema separately within Western and Eastern mythology. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by research methods and techniques and other sources in the field of radio, television and cinema. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates know the basic concepts of the field of communication. | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates recall knowledge of program production and management related to audio and visual broadcasting. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates design various types of scripts and programs that can be used in cinema, television and radio sectors. | 5 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates interpret the field of radio, television and cinema within the framework of critical thinking. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates research different fields of social sciences by adapting them to their own field of specialization. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates explain basic information about program production and management related to audio and visual broadcasting. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates relate art, aesthetics, law and general culture knowledge about the field. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates use broadcasting and production technologies. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Graduates work both individually and as a team in the field. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Graduates adapt social problems at national and international level to professional studies. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Graduates gain the competence of using communication technologies, monitoring changes and continuous self-improvement. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates participate in various social, cultural and artistic activities in the field. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates carry out the tasks expected from him/her as a team member in the applications in his/her field with an interdisciplinary perspective. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates use information and communication technologies together with the computer software required by the field. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates produce visual and audio content with the scientific formation acquired. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates analyze a film, a script or a television program from a technical, aesthetic and ideological perspective. | 5 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates are committed to ethical principles in their professional practice, free from prejudice and against discrimination. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates defend the universality of social and cultural rights, social justice awareness and cultural heritage. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates prepare working environments such as studio and set in accordance with quality management processes and occupational health/safety. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course, its content, course procedures and responsibilities | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Mythology as narrative theory | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | The first sources of mythology | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | The hero's journey in mythology | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Historical journey of mythical stories | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Mythological themes and images | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Hero image in mythology | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Examination of contemporary myths | Reading, Watching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Hero's Journey Model | Reading, Watching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Model of the hero's journey in the cinema | Reading, Watching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Mythology-cinema | Reading, Watching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | Examination of the mythological view in cinema through film examples from world cinema | Reading, Watching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Examining the mythological narrative structure in cinema through movie examples from world cinema | Reading, Watching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Examination of the mythological view in cinema through film examples from Turkish cinema | Reading, Watching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||