Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
DOCUMANTARY	URTS238	4. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	4.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Barışkan ÜNAL
Assistants
Goals	This course aims to inform students about various styles of documentary, historical transformations of documentary genre and, its position within the film history. Outputs of this course is expected to serve as a basis for further theoretical and practical engagement with the documentary field.
Course Content	This course offers a critical history of the documentary genre. Historical transformations and diversification of the genre will be covered through the canonical and contemporary works in the field. During the semester, to ease the engagement with the field, concepts such as reality, realism, authenticity, attestment will be discussed thoroughly.
Learning Outcomes	1) Students are informed about various styles of documentary, historical transformations of documentary genre and, its position within the film history. 2) Students are introduced with the contemporary works in the field of documentary film. 3) Students develop skill to analyse form and context in audio-visual field. 4) This course will serve as a basis for future theoretical and practical engagement with the field of documentary filmmaking. 5) Students develop an awareness of ethical responsibility in the process of engaging reality and handling social matters in documentary filmmaking.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Homework
2. Week	Documentary and reality	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Homework
3. Week	Birth of the documentary genre	Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion	Homework
4. Week	Documentary - Non-fictional films	Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study	Homework
5. Week	Belgesel ve Kurmaca	Lecture; Problem Solving; Case Study	Homework
6. Week	Voices of documentary / 4 main styles	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Homework
7. Week	Midterm	Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study	Homework
8. Week	6 modes of documentary; poetic mode	Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study	Homework
9. Week	Expository mode; "Grizzly Man"	Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study	Homework
10. Week	Reflexive mode and Genre conventions / mockumentaries	Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study	Homework
11. Week	Participatory mode / Documentary and attestation	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Homework
12. Week	Observational mode; Cinema Verite; installation; experimental films	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Homework
13. Week	Performative mode / Video	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Homework
14. Week	Contemporary trends and experiments in documentary style	Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study	Homework

Recommended Sources

Beşirle Vals (Ari Folman, 2008)

Dave Saunders (2014), Belgesel, (çev.) Ali Nejat Kanıyaş, Kolektif Kitap.

Debra Kaufman, How They Did It: Waltz With Bashir December 18, 2008

Mette Bjerregaard, What Indonesians really think about The Act of Killing, The Guardian, 5 Mart 2014

Nichols, Bill (2017), Belgesel Sinemaya Giriş, (çev.) Duygu Eruçman, Boğaziçi Ün. Yay.

Shoah (C. Lanzmann, 1985)

The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)

William Baker, Witness and Technique: Interview in Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
.	14	4	56
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	3	42
Homework	1	5	5
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	5	5
Final Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	10	10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30