COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RECEPTION AESTHETICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 1005 RECEPTION AESTHETICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to analyse the concept of aesthetics, to examine the conditions of aesthetics of reception in different periods in accordance with the main artistic, literary and philosophic movements.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; to distinguish the differences of the aesthetics of reception under historical and cultural conditions.
2   to compare the dynamics of aesthetics of reception from different periods.
3   to recognize the changes in the dynamics of aesthetics of reception.
4   to evaluate by rendering the concept of aesthetics in the context of the respective period´s conditions.
5   to distinguish the changing conditions of aesthetics of reception.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course content
2 Medea and the murder of the child
3 Medea in antiquity
4 Medea in middle ages
5 Medea in modern era and modernity
6 Postmodernism and the self-realized women: Medea
7 The changes happening to Medea
8 Midterm
9 Comparative analysis of texts
10 Comparative analysis of texts
11 Comparative analysis of texts
12 Comparative analysis of texts
13 Comparative analysis of texts
14 General assesment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Inge Stephan: Medea. Multimediale Karriere einer mythologischen Figur, Köln, 2006.
2. Lutz Walther (ed.): Antike Mythen und ihre Rezeption, Leipzig, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 Attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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