Topics in Gender (ELIT524) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Topics in Gender ELIT524 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to focus on gender/gender studies in terms of the recognition of the historical and cultural subordination of women, through both fictional and non-fictional texts of the writers as theorists, critics and literary figures (who wrote within the context of feminist awareness). Thus, the objective of the course is to enable students to realise the difference between biological sex and gender, and make them learn about how gender roles are produced and reproduced in literature and culture and address and discuss gender issues in literary and cultural texts.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • know the concepts of sex and gender,
  • are familiar with the cultural point of views concerning gender,
  • know the key works written on the issues of sex and gender,
  • are able to evaluate fictional works in the context of gender.
Course Content Analysis of gender through study of selected texts.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: Gender and Gender Studies
2 Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
3 John Stuart Mill: The Subjection of Women John Stuart Mill: The Subjection of Women
4 Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own
5 Simon de Beauvoir: The Second Sex Simon de Beauvoir: The Second Sex
6 Kate Millet: Theory of Sexual Politics Kate Millet: Theory of Sexual Politics
7 Toril Moi: “Feminist Female Feminine” Toril Moi: “Feminist Female Feminine”
8 Midterm Exam
9 Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World
10 Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World
11 Charlotte Bronte: Villette Charlotte Bronte: Villette
12 Charlotte Bronte: Villette Charlotte Bronte: Villette
13 Jean Rhyss: Wide Sargasso Sea Jean Rhyss: Wide Sargasso Sea
14 Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale
15 Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
2. John Stuart Mill: The Subjection of Women
3. Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own
4. Simon de Beauvoir: The Second Sex
5. Kate Millet: The Sexual Politics
6. Toril Moi: “Feminist Female Feminine”

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 20
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing. X
2 To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature. X
3 To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts. X
4 To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects. X
5 To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. X
6 To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures. X
7 To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field. X
8 To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking. X
9 To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research. X
10 To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production. X
11 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects. X
12 To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language. X
13 To be able to understand and be a part of world culture. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 130