COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL THEORY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 5041 CRITICAL THEORY I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the development of theories of criticism from the classical period to the twentieth century. These theories are evaluated in cultural and historical contexts. Important authors, concepts and movements in contemporary critical theories are discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about critical theories.
2   To have the ability to interpret and analyze selected works of American literature in accordance with critical theories.
3   To be capable of doing analysis.
4   To be capable of using course's terminology.
5   To have critical approach.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Literary Theory: An Introduction Class Discussion
2 Formalisms Class Discussion
3 Structuralism Class Discussion
4 Psychoanalysis Class Discussion
5 Marxism Class Discussion
6 Post-structuralism Class Discussion
7 Deconstruction Class Discussion
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Class Discussion Class Discussion
10 Post-Modernism Class Discussion
11 Feminism Class Discussion
12 Gender Studies Gay/Lesbian Studies; Queer Theory Class Discussion
13 Historicisms Class Discussion
14 Ethnic Studies: Post Coloniality and International Studies Class Discussion
15 General Evaluation General Evaluation/ Wrap up
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Rivkin, Julie, Michael Ryan. Literary Theory: An Anthology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2017.
Adams, Hazard. Critical Theory since Plato. Wadsworth Publishing, 2004.
Yücel, Tahsin. Eleştiri Kuramları. Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2017.
Rıfat, Mehmet. Yaklaşımlarıyla Eleştiri Kuramcıları. SEL Yayıncılık, 2008.
Moran, Berna. Edebiyat Kuramları ve Eleştiri. Iletişim Yayınları, 2016.
Kolcu, Ali Ihsan. Edebiyat Kuramları: Tanım, Tenkit, Tahlil. Salkımsöğüt Yayınları, 2008.
Skinner, Quentin. Çağdaş Temel Kuramlar. Iletişim Yayınları, 2021.
Uysal, Zeynep(ed). Edebiyatın Omzundaki Melek. Iletişim Yayınları 2011.
Plato. "Book X." The Republic, Penguin Classics, 2007.
Aristotle, Poetics. Penguin Classics, 1996.
Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 1997.
Ferdinand de Saussure, from Course in General Linguistics
Viktor Shklovsky, from "Art as Technique"

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining the topic to students through interactive presentations and supporting it with visual materials, followed by in-depth analysis of the topic through student discussions.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced.

Assessment Criteria

1. Ability to understand and define basic concepts correctly
2. Relating related concepts to each other and using them in context.
3. Analyzing a given text or discourse and using the terminology in the course content effectively.
4. Using language correctly and effectively.
5. Relating and applying the knowledge learned to real in real world examples.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory.
2. It is important to attend classes and come to class by reading the subject beforehand.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 08:30-09:30
Tuesday 08.30-09:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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