COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RACE AND GENDER IN AMERICAN LITERATURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 4044 RACE AND GENDER IN AMERICAN LITERATURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESRA ÇÖKER

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective


The aim of the course is to analyze the intersection between gender, race and identity in various works of American literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze the intersection of race, gender and identity in various American literary works
2   Analyze the issues of race and gender in terms of power relations.
3   Explore the interaction of race and gender from a variety of theoretical standpoints.
4   Gain competency in analytical skills

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background I Gender Studies and Femininity
3 Theoretical Background II Gender Studies and Masculinity
4 Theoretical Background III Third-Wave Feminism, Race, Foucault
5 Race and Gender in African American Literature Historical Background
6 Race and Gender in African American Literature August, Wilson. Fences
7 Mid-term
8 Race and Gender in Boricua Literature Historical Background
9 Race and Gender in Boricua Literature Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto-Rican
10 Race and Gender in Chicano Literature Historical Background
11 Official holiday
12 Race and Gender in Chicano Literature Moraga, Cherrie. Hungry Women: A Mexican Medea
13 Race and Gender in Native American Literature Historical Background
14 Race and Gender in Native American Literature Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of Part-time Indian
15 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of Part-time Indian.
August, Wilson. Fences.
Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto-Rican.
Moraga, Cherrie. Hungry Women: A Mexican Medea.
Supplementary Books:
Carrigan, Tim, Bob Connell, and John Lee. Toward A New Sociology of Masculinity. Theory and Society 14.5 (Sep. 1985): 551-604.
Connell, Raewyn. Gender in World Perspective. 2nd ed. Malden: Polity, 2009.
Foucault, Michel. The Use of Pleasure. Trans. Robert Hurley. New York: Vintage, 1990. Vol.2 of The History of Sexuality. 3 vols.
Haslanger, Sally. Gender and Race: (What) Are They (What) Do We Want Them To Be Pg. 154-170, in Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology, eds. Ann E Cudd and Robin O Andreasen. Oxford; Blakwell, 2005.
hooks, bell. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism. London: Pluto P, 1990.
---. Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics. Cambridge: South End P, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Courses: Courses are the primary components of instruction among teaching strategies 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 and 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

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam covers the topics instructed in class from the beginning of semester to the day of the exam.
2. Final exam covers the topics instructed in class after the midterm exam to the end of the semester, with some vital references to the content of the midterm exam.
3.Some exam questions are essay type questions that require students to use their analytical and comprehension skills.
4. Students are expected to reference the primary sources that they use.
5. Students are required to complete the exam in the given period of time.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. No textbooks or notes are allowed during the exam.
3. No dictionaries are allowed during the exam. All vocabulary used in the exam are covered previously in the class and expected to be familiar to the student.
4. Any form of cheating in the exam will result in a zero grade and also in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

korpez@hotmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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