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 American literary works and trends from the years 1960-70s onwards. |
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 |
John Mullan, How Novels Work / Jane Smiley, 13Ways of Looking at the Novel/ Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49 / Paul Auster The New York Trilogy/ Paul Auster, Invisible/ Paul Auster, Sunset Park/ Jonathan Franzen, Freedom/ Marge Piercy, Woman on the edge of Time/ Margret Atwood, The Handmaid s Tale/ Marge Piercy, He, She, It/ Ursula le Guin, Left Hand of Darkness/ Octavia Butler, The Parable of the Sower/ Jonathan Lethem, As She Climbed Acrosss the Table |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1) All selected teaching material; written and visual are to be notified prior to the semester. Syllabi maybe altered with due notice. |
Assessment Methods |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
Assignments: Students will be expected to prepare two book reports. There will be two in class examinations (midterm and final) in addition to which a final research paper (ten pages minimum) will be due during the finals week. Midterm in class exam: will cover material studied in-class, and will expect responses to major discussions in the area. Book reports : Students will be expected to elucidate upon major arguments of their assigned books; offer a critical examination of the text, and place the work within contemporary debates. Book reports will be presented in class as well as submitted in print format . Two book reports will constitute of the total grade which will add up to the in class exam counting towards the Midterm grade.Research paper : (10 pages minimum MLA style) Final paper should focus upon a major issue in American culture displaying an understanding of past, and present methodologies in the area of American Studies contributing to the process of meaning making. The topic of analysis should display thorough and proper scholarship, abiding by academic standards of research and ethics. Final in-class exam : will cover material studied in-class, and will expect responses to major discussions in the area.weekly book presentations and subsequent class discussion comprise of active participation to class. Prior to the submission of the final paper students will submit their proposal , and paper drafts at due times indicated in the syllabus. |
Assessment Criteria |
Book reports are expected to display accurate understanding of reading assignments; and to display rigorous academic research placing the work into critical perspective. |
Language of Instruction |
English |
Course Policies and Rules |
1) Class attendance is compulsory (%70) |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
Faculty of Letters |
Office Hours |
to be anounced |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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