Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
This course enables students to identify the primary purposes of two feature and several ethnographic films: a) to entertain, b) to educate, c) to persuade, or, d) to reaffirm core cultural values.
Course Content:
Examines basic premises, historical accuracy, plot or organization & audience profiles for each of several ethnographic & two feature films.
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion 4: Simulation 5: Case Study
Assessment Methods:
A: Testing, B: Multiple Choice C: Homework D: Fill in the blanks E: True or false F: Oral exam G: Portfolio
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
1) Explains core values portrayed in religious, economic, social, & political relations in each society depicted in films | 2,3,5 | 1, 3 | A |
2) Evaluates scenarios, plots or organization of each film | 1,2,5 | 1, 3 | A |
3) Compares native, audience & anthropological understanding of each film’s purpose and content | 1,2,3 | 1, 3 | A |
4) Compares construction, content & audience profiles for feature (fiction) films & ethnographic films | 1,2,5 | 1, 3 | A |
5) Discusses criteria used to judge films; historical or ethnographic accuracy, plot, music, staging etc. | 1,2,5 | 1, 3 | A |
Course Flow
COURSE CONTENT | ||
Week | Topics | Study Materials |
1 | Evaluates ethnographic realism in the film Three Monkeys | Bilge Ceylan |
2 | Japanese & Buddhist values & scenarios in The Burmese Harp | Kon Ichikawa |
3 | Compassion as core-value in the Burmese Harp & post-war Japan | Kon Ichikawa |
4 | Staging & ethnographic accuracy in Nanook of the North | Robert Flaherty |
5 | Travelogue style, sensationalism & ethnographic accuracy in Tuva, Shamans & Spirits | Brunton, Harner |
6 | Explains conflicts between Euro-Americans & Lakota as portrayed in Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations | Powers, Rhine |
7 | Examines ethnographic accuracy, evidence & advocacy of religious freedom as depicted in The Peyote Road. | Fikes, Rhine |
8 | Historical accuracy in Black Robe | Trigger |
9 | Audience profile, plot & content analysis of Black Robe | Moore, Beresford |
10 | Ethnographic accuracy & loose organization of episodes in Huichol, People of the Peyote | Fikes |
11 | Evidence, film construction & persuasion in Tales from the Jungle: Carlos Castaneda | Fikes |
12 | Content analysis, film construction, persuasion & audience profile in Vine of the Soul | Meech, Harner |
13 | Ethnographic accuracy & film construction in Seasons of a Navajo | Cooper, Witherspoon |
14 | Ethnographic accuracy & film construction in A Weave of Time | Cooper, Witherspoon |
15 | Final |
Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
Textbook | Anthropological Filmmaking by J.R. Rollwagen. |
Additional Resources | Stress & Development in Navajo Religion by Guy Cooper. Language & Art in the Navajo Universe by Gary Witherspoon. The Huron by Bruce Trigger. |
Material Sharing
MATERIAL SHARING | |
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Assessment
ASSESSMENT | ||
IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms | 1 | 30 |
Assignment | 1 | 30 |
Final | 1 | 40 |
Total | 100 | |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
Total | 100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | Trains reputable academics who know the place of anthropology in the broader field of social sciences and its conceptual structure, who have absorbed the theoretical foundations and who can adopt the theoretical approaches to their original research, | X | |||||
2 | Equips students with the technical and cultural knowledge, methods, ethical concerns to be able to bring together the theory and practice to express in written and oral format; with a tendency to inquire, examine and improve themselves, | X | |||||
3 | Trains anthropologists who follow up both national and international publications related to their areas of interest in anthropology and other social sciences, who are able to interpret and analyze the current events from an anthropological perspective, | X | |||||
4 | Trains anthropologists who can apply the anthropological approach both in their professional – media and advertisement, research, strategy, NGOs etc.- and their personal lives. | X | |||||
5 | Trains anthropologists who can apply the anthropological approach both in their professional – media and advertisement, research, strategy, NGOs etc.- and their personal lives. | X |
ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 21 | 21 |
Homework | 1 | 90 | 90 |
Final examination | 1 | 45 | 45 |
Total Work Load | 246 | ||
Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 9.84 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |