COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Women's and Family Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YEŞIM BAŞARIR

Offered to

Women's and Family Studies

Course Objective

Examine gothic literature that portray the female image as perceived in social, historical and intellectual context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary Sources:
Joyce Carol Oates, Cutting Edge (Bıçak Sırtı)
Joyce Carol Oates, Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque (Lanetliler: Grotesk Öyküler)
Henry James, Ghost Stories (Hayalet Hikayeleri)
Shirley Jackson, The Lottery and Other Stories (Piyango ve Diğer Öyküler)
Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber (Kanlı Oda)
Herman Melville, Toplu Öyküler

Secondary Sources:
Sandra Gilbert & Susan Gubar, Madwoman in the Attic, 1979
Julian Fleenor, ed, The Female Gothic, 1983
Kate Ferguson Ellis, The Contested Castle, 1989
Eugenia DeLamotte, Perils of the Night, 1990
Diane Long Hoeveler, Gothic Feminism, 1998
Helene Meyers, Femicidal Fears, 2001
Donna Heiland, Gothic and Gender, 2004
Andrew Smith & Diana Wallace, The Female Gothic: New Directions, 2009
Avril Horner & Sue Zlosnik, Women and the Gothic, 2016

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Courses: Of the teaching strategies, courses are the primary components of instruction to lay the theoretical basis of subject and introduce the reading material relevant to the studied topic. Courses display a central role in getting to know the terms and concepts defining the topic.
2. In-class discussions: In-class discussions aim at questioning the applicability of course material to diverse situations, thus increasing the factual tangibility of the information. The last hour of each weekly lecture is reserved for discussions.
3. Visual presentations and films: It includes the in-class projection of visual data such as pictures, illustrations, photographs, and maps as well as films and documentaries complementing the topic.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Exam questions aim at measuring the student's performance in discussing the social, cultural and literary issues, and helping him/her develop an analytical and critical viewpoint.
2. Depending on analytical approach, exam questions may require multiple responses.
3. Questions examine the student's ability for combining theory with literary and intellectual history on various topics.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. Exams are in class and timed. Questions are based on open-book and open-notebook principle.
3. Any form of cheating and plagiarism in the exam will result in a zero grade and in disciplinary action.
4. Midterm exam covers the topics instructed in class from the beginning of semester to the day of the exam. Final exam covers the topics instructed in class after the midterm exam to the end of the semester, with some references to the content of the midterm exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yesim.basarir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 11:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes