COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOANALYTIC LITERARY CRITICISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 5018 PSYCHOANALYTIC LITERARY CRITICISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to give the students the ability to evaluate texts critically in terms of psychoanalytic theory after they grasp the relationship among language, psychoanalysis, and literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To use his/her knowledge about the main theorists in the history of psychoanalysis
2   To analyze the relations between literature, language and psychoanalysis.
3   To discuss shared and different views between psychoanalysis, psychiatry and philosphy.
4   To follow publications concerning psychoanalysis.
5   To prepare papers on psychoanalytic text analysis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of Psychoanalysis (Selections from Introductory Lectures to Psychoanalysis); Why Psychoanalysis ;Why Freud
2 The concept unconscious of Freud, topographical model and the libido theory: Freud, Some Elementary Lessons in Psychoanalysis (1938), Freud, The Unconscious (1915), Freud, The Libido Theory (1923), Freud
3 An analysis on contemporary novel in the light of Freud s views: Walker Percy, Love in the Ruins
4 An analysis on contemporary poetry in the light of Freud s views:H.D., Tribute to Freud
5 Object relations school: Greenberg and Mitchell, Object Relations in Psychoanaltic Theory
6 A discussion on Klein, Winnicott, Bion: Mitchell, Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought
7 Midterm Exam
8 Christopher Bollas: The Shadow of the Object
9 A Discussion on the concepts of object, temporality and selfhood: Selected parts from Gertrude Stein s The Making of Americans
10 A Discussion on the concepts of object, temporality and selfhood: Philip K. Dick, A Maze of Death
11 Jacques Lacan, Ecrits
12 A poststructuralist, psychoanalytic, feminist investigation into contemporary American poetry: Rachel Blau DuPlessis and Susan Howe
13 Text Analysis
14 Text Analysis
15 Wrap-Up
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Selected papers of Sigmund Freud from the collection of his works.
Primary literature mentioned in the course content.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 195

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.24
LO.35
LO.44
LO.55

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