COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESRA ÇÖKER

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course seeks to examine thought and culture in America through an intensive reading and discussion of essays written by major American thinkers and scholars. Representative works of thought will be considered through the lens of thematic issues that have given rise to American major cultural and political myths.

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

Bellah, Robert Neelly and et al. Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life.
Berkeley: U of California P, 1985.
Bender, David and Bruno Leone, eds. American Values: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1989.
Breidlid, Anders and et al, eds. American Culture: An Anthology of Civilization Texts. London:
Routledge, 1996.
Colombo, Gary, Robert Cullen and Bonne Isle, eds. Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for
Critical Thinking and Writing. New York: St, Martin s, 1995.
Hollinger, David. Postethnic America; Beyond Multiculturalism. Basic, 1995.
Horsman, Reginald. Race and Manifest Destiny: The Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism. Cambridge;
Harvard UP, 1981.
Hughes, Richard T. Myths America Lives By. Urbana: Univery of Illinois, 2003.
Lipset, Seymour Martin. American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword. New York: Norton, 1996.

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

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 give reference to the primary sources that they use.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. 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.
3. 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 veya esra.coker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be scheduled according to the annual program schedule.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes