COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURAL STUDIES AND CONTEMPORARY TURKISH LITERATURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 4008 CULTURAL STUDIES AND CONTEMPORARY TURKISH LITERATURE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to approach contemporary Turkish literature through analysing methods of cultural studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; To know the contemporary Turkish literature.
2   To interpret the contemporary Turkish literature actively.
3   To compare the acquired information.
4   To make analysis and synthesis.
5   To bring new concepts in contemporary Turkish literature.

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 Contemporary Turkish Literature and Gender
3 Contemporary Turkish Literature and the Body
4 Contemporary Turkish Literature and the Dialectics of Enlightenment
5 Contemporary Turkish Literature and the Grotesque
6 Interim Assessment
7 Midterm exam
8 Contemporary Turkish Literature and Religion
9 Text Analysis
10 Text Analysis
11 Text Analysis
12 Text Analysis
13 Text Analysis
14 Text Analysis
15 General Assessment
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Camille Paglia: Die Masken der Sexualität, München, 1995.
2. Adorno/Horkheimer: Dialektik der Aufklärung, Frankfurt a. M., 1998
3. Christine Freitag (Hrsg): Methoden des Vergleichs. Komparatistische Methodologie und Forschungsmethodik in interdisziplinärer Perspektive, Budrich Unipress, 2014.

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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1554555
LO.255555
LO.355455
LO.455
LO.545

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