COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to undestand the relation between literature and popular culture which is defined as the integral of the elements that are valid for a period, rapidly produced and consumed. Secondary aim on this course is to analyse the literary texts in terms of popular culture.

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:
Theodora W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer: Kulturindustrie, Aufklärung als Massenbetrug in: Dialektik der Aufklärung, Frankfurt am Main 1969
Hans-Otto Hügel: Handbuch Populäre Kultur. Begriffe, Theorien und Diskussionen. Stuttgart, 2003
Hans-Otto Hügel: Lob des Mainstreams. Zu Theorie und Geschichte von Unterhaltung und Populärer Kultur. Köln, 2007
Burke, Peter. Popular culture in early modern Europe. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2009.

Secondary Sources:
Wright, Robin Redmon, and Jennifer A. Sandlin. "Cult TV, hip hop, shape-shifters, and vampire slayers: A review of the literature at the intersection of adult education and popular culture." Adult Education Quarterly 59.2 (2009): 118-141.
Couldry, Nick, and Anna McCarthy. Mediaspace: Place, scale and culture in a media age. Routledge, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: hulya.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes