Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1RTS103History of World Cinema and Television2+2+03318.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To examine the development process of cinema and television as a branch of art and mass communication together with artistic, political, economic and cultural changes.
Course Content It deals with the development of cinema in connection with other branches of art, from the end of the 19th century to the present. In addition to the main art movements, it examines the movements and schools specific to cinema. It deals with and makes sense of the technological, artistic and communicative development of cinema and television in parallel with the political, economic and cultural conditions of the period.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, görsel-işitsel örnek incelemesi, karşılaştırmalı inceleme, tartışma ve sunum.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Buket AKDEMİR DİLEK
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Buket AKDEMİR DİLEK https://profil.hku.edu.tr/akademik/buket-akdemir-dilek/ buket.adilek@hku.edu.tr
Assistants Research Assist. Melike ÇELİK
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources “World Cinema History” (Geoffrey Nowell-Smith/Kabalcı/2003), “Hundred Director of the Century” (A. Dorsay/Remzi/1997), “Movements in Cinema” (E. Biryıldız/Beta/2012), “Cinema Manifestos” (Ş. Erdoğan/Altıkırkbeş/2011)
Course Notes “Rekin Teksoy ` s History of World Cinema” (R. Teksoy/Capricorn/2005)
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

Course Category
Social Sciences %100
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 88

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Researches the main cinema movements that emerged in different countries and dates. Analyzes the manifestos of the movements.
2 Analyzes the relationship between cinema movements and political, economic and social events.
3 By reviewing the technological development process of cinema art and television, it tries to determine the effect of technology on content.
4 Researches the main theoreticians and creators who shaped the development of the art of cinema. Examines sample works.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 The history of the moving image. The invention of cinema and the first works. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
2 Cubism movement and its effect on cinema. Examples of Film D'Art in France and first studies in American cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
3 Impressionism in France after the First World War. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
4 Realism, fiction and propaganda in post-revolutionary Russian cinema. The effect of futurism on Russian cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
5 German cinema and expressionism after the First World War. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
6 Surrealism in Spain and France after the First World War. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
7 Sectorization in American cinema. Hays laws and censorship. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
8 The effects of the Great Depression on cinema. Gangster movies, musicals in American cinema. Poetic Realism movement in France. Midterm
9 Midterm exam
10 Propaganda cinema in Germany and Italy during the Second World War. Closed circuit TV broadcasts. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
11 French New Wave. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
12 New Cinema from Brazil and Third Cinema movements from Argentina. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
13 British Free Cinema movement and Young German cinema. Oberhausen manifesto. Competition of television with cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
14 The Vietnam War and the birth of independent American cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
15 General review

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 3
C2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 3
C3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 3
C4 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant