COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN LITERATURE OF PROTEST

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 4047 AMERICAN LITERATURE OF PROTEST ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL GÜNDOĞDU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the ways authors from different historical periods and cultural contexts critique and challenge both the backlash of strong social movements and the prevailing power structures and status quo.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to identify important historical periods and social and cultural movements as they are reflected in literary texts
2   to analyze the impact of significant social and cultural movements on individual and social levels in literary texts
3   to examine the ways the ways the prevailing power structures is questioned in literary texts
4   to analyze texts with a critical mind

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The Jungle, Upton Sinclair Discussion
3 The Jungle, Upton Sinclair Discussion
4 On the Road, Jack Kerouac Discussion
5 On the Road, Jack Kerouac Discussion
6 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson Discussion
7 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson Discussion
8 MIDTERM
9 Go Tell it on the Mountain, James Baldwin Discussion
10 Go Tell it on the Mountain, James Baldwin Discussion
11 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury Discussion
12 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury Discussion
13 Written on the Body, Jeanette Winterson Discussion
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

The Jungle, Upton Sinclair, On the Road, Jack Kerouac, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson, Go Tell it on the Mountain, James Baldwin, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, Written on the Body, Jeanette Winterson

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In-class discussion of the selected material (novels stories)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to discuss and analyze the backlash of socio-cultural movements and changes on individual and social levels.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 attendance is compulsory
Plagiarism will be punished.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.gundogdu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15544
LO.25544
LO.35544
LO.45544

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