COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POSTMODERNISM IN TURKISH LITERATURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STD 6056 POSTMODERNISM IN TURKISH LITERATURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ISMAIL SÖKMEN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the effects and reflections of postmodernism in Turkish literature. Students will learn the general characteristics of the postmodernism movement and analyze the works and authors that have postmodernist characteristics in Turkish literature. The course focuses on the literary, philosophical and cultural foundations of postmodernism and aims to understand the innovative effects of this movement on the level of language, form and content in Turkish literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explains the general philosophical and literary principles of postmodernism.
2   2. Analyzes the effects of postmodernism on Turkish literature.
3   3. Identifies the changes of postmodernism in Turkish literature at the level of language, form and content.
4   4. Discusses important representatives of Turkish postmodern literature and their works.
5   5. Evaluates the impact of postmodern literature on the meaning games and references within the text.
6   6. Argues that postmodernism offers a critical perspective on social and cultural context
7   7. Compares the characteristic features of postmodernism in Turkish literature with other literary movements.
8   8. By examining the basic elements of postmodernism, such as language games, intertextual relations and hyperreality, it discovers the reflections of these elements in Turkish literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course and the Concept of Postmodernism
2 Philosophical Foundations of Postmodernism and Its Relationship with Literature
3 General Characteristics of Postmodernism: Ambiguity of Meaning and Language Games
4 The Birth of Postmodernism in Turkish Literature and the First Traces
5 The Effects of Postmodernism on Turkish Poetry
6 Postmodernist Tendencies and Structural Changes in Turkish Novel
7 Reflection of Postmodernism in Turkish Story: Narrative Techniques and Themes
8 Postmodern Theatre in Turkish Literature: Tradition and Innovation
9 Intertextuality and Meaning Games in Postmodern Turkish Literature
10 Social Criticism and the Search for Individual Identity in Turkish Postmodern Literature
11 The Impact of Postmodernism on Literary Criticism: New Reading Methods
12 Hyperreality and Perception of Reality in Turkish Postmodern Literature
13 Irony, Parody and Satire in Turkish Postmodern Literature
14 The Place of Women and Gender Themes in Postmodern Turkish Literature
15 Postmodern Turkish Literature and Cultural Pluralism
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Tekin, Mehmet. (2006). Roman Sanatı ve Postmodern Açılımlar. Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat.
Özbek, Abdullah. (2005). Türk Romanında Postmodern Eğilimler. Ankara: Hece Yayınları.
Çetişli, Ismail. (2002). Türk Romanında Postmodern Anlayış. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
Gürbilek, Nurdan. (1992). Vitrinde Yaşamak: 1980'ler Türkiye'sinde Kültür ve Kimlik. Istanbul: Metis Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

i.sokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To 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 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

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