Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
American Culture and Literature |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEMAN GIRESUNLU |
Offered to |
American Culture and Literature |
Course Objective |
This course focuses on classical texts from American Literature and history as well as major publications in American studies with an emphasis on science and technology. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
Henry Nash Smith, Virgin Land; Leo Marx, The Machine in the Garden; Frank Norris, Octopus; Hart Crane, The Bridge; Alan Trachtenberg; Brooklyn Bridge; Cecelia Tichi, Shifting Gears; Technology, Literature, Culture in Modernist America Dana Haraway |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1) All selected teaching material; written and visual are to be notified prior to the semester in the course blog and university education portal (for online courses). |
Assessment Methods |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
1) Midterm (%40) will be administered in class, and all homeworks and in class presentations will add up equally to the midterm grade. |
Assessment Criteria |
1) All exams and research projects assess knowledge, and research, writing and presentation skills. |
Language of Instruction |
English |
Course Policies and Rules |
1) Class attendance is compulsory (%70). Students are expected to join class and be prepared for class discussions. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
Faculty of Letters |
Office Hours |
to be announced |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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