Documentary Arts(COM320)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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COM320 | Documentary Arts | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | |
Admission Requirements |
Language of Instruction | English |
Course Type | Elective |
Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
Course Instructor(s) | Murad Ö. ÖZDEMİR mozdemir@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
Assistant | |
Objective | This course takes a practice-based approach to examining the audiovisual documentary expressions of art in a variety of media formats. |
Content | Focusing on interactions amongst documentary film, photography, sound studies and performance art, students will be encouraged to experiment with unique approaches to audiovisual media with their existing skill sets.The course also involves careful and intensive reading and analysis in the contemporary state of documentary modes of representation. A substantial amount of class preparation time should be devoted to listening to recordings and watching documentary videos. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
Upon completion of this class students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of aesthetic history of documentary representation. 2. Debate ethical issues inherent in creative non-fiction forms of art. 3. Appreciate the impact of emerging forms of multimedia on documentary forms of artistic expression. 4. Evaluate and engage with scholarly arguments. |
Teaching and Learning Methods | Seminar, Media Applications |
References |
Bondebjerg, Ib. 2014 Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory. Media and Communication 2: 13-22, Bruzzi, Stella: New Documentary. Second Edition, 2006 Novak D. and Sakakeeny M. (eds.) 2015. Keywords in Sound. Durham and London: Duke UniversityPress. Nichols, Bill: Introduction to Documentary. Second Edition, 2010 Wang, C., & Burris, M. A. (1997). Photovoice: Concept, Methodology, and Use for Participatory Needs Assessment. Health Education & Behavior, 24(3), 369–387. https://doi.org/10.1177/109019819702400309 |
Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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1 | Introduction to the course |
2 | Art and Everyday Life I |
3 | Art and Everyday Life II |
4 | Documentary Film Aesthetics |
5 | Modes of Documentary Representation |
6 | Sensory Engagements: On Sound |
7 | Sensory Engagements: On Photography |
8 | Oral History |
9 | Autobiographical Documentary |
10 | Photovoice Practice |
11 | Photovoice Practice |
12 | Synesthesia/Visual Music |
13 | Final Project Presentations |
14 | Final Project Presentations |
Practice Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 4 | 50 |
Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 5 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
Number | Contribution | |
---|---|---|
Assignments | 3 | 30 |
Presentation | 0 | 0 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
Project | 1 | 50 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
Other Applications | 1 | 20 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 |
Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
Reports | 0 | 0 |
Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Toplam | 5 | 100 |
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
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Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Assignments | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Project | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Other Applications | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Total Workload | 144 | ||
Total Workload / 25 | 5,76 | ||
Credits ECTS | 6 |