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Course Code: 
ANT 542
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
7
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

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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
Documents  
Assignments  
Exams  

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