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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 3036 JOURNALISM AND FICTION AS CULTURAL CRITICISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IŞIL ÖZCAN

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to examine how journalism and fiction work as cultural criticism in American literature by examining the changing intellectual, literary, social, and philosophical traditions informing the role and function of American fiction and nonfiction.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To explain the various roles and functions journalism and fiction have had in American literary and cultural studies. 2   2. To explain major contributions of American journalism and fiction to American cultural criticism. 3   3. To analyze the critical reception of American fiction and nonfiction. 4   4. To analyze the intellectual, literary, social, and philosophical transformations within American literary and cultural studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The New New Journalism, Robert S. Boynton. 2 The New New Journalism, Robert S. Boynton. 3 The New New Journalism, Robert S. Boynton. 4 The Jungle, Upton Sinclair. 5 The Jungle, Upton Sinclair. 6 Consider the Lobster, David Foster Wallace. 7 Midterm exam 8 Consider the Lobster, David Foster Wallace. 9 How to be Alone, Jonathan Franzen. 10 How to be Alone, Jonathan Franzen. 11 How to be Alone, Jonathan Franzen. 12 Double Fold, Nicholson Baker. 13 Double Fold, Nicholson Baker. 14 Double Fold, Nicholson Baker. 15 General Evaluation 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

The New New Journalism, Robert S. Boynton. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair. Consider the Lobster, David Foster Wallace. How to be Alone, Jonathan Franzen. Double Fold, Nicholson Baker.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Close reading, class discussion.

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 LO.4 5