COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 2034 LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to study epistemological, ontological and metaphysical postulates which are the basis of literature theories in the context of the relation between philosophy and literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able; to relate literature and philosophy in the context of literature theories.
2   to interpret and identify the texts in line with epistemology and ontology.
3   to interpret a literary work in its own cultural setting.
4   to distinguish literary movements in terms of their philosophical basis.
5   to interpret the texts from a critical perspective.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Philosophy of Art and its problems
3 Literary movements and philosophy
4 Ancient Philosophy and Classicism
5 Humanist philosophy and humanist literature
6 Interim Assessment
7 Midterm Exam
8 Philosophy of Enlightenment and Neo-Classicism
9 Romantic philosophy and the return to nature
10 Naturalistic-realistic philosophy and literary naturalism
11 Constructivism and literary symbolism
12 Marxist philosophy and marxist literary criticism
13 Postmodern philosophy
14 Postmodern literature movements
15 General assessment
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Gallens, David, Literary Movements for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements, Gale, Detroit, 2002.
2. Swisher, Clarice, Literary Movements and Genres - Victorian Literature, Greenhaven Press, USA, 1999.
3. Davies, Stephen, The Philosophy of Art, Wiley Blackwell, 2006.
4. Travers, Martin, European Literature from Romanticism to Postmodernism, Continuum, New York, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Mid-term exam
2. Final exam

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

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the use of knowledge and skills acquired until the exam date.
2. Final exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the topics studied during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration in the assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.145
LO.244
LO.345
LO.445
LO.5555

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