ECTS - Topics in Literary Studies

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Topics in Literary Studies (ELIT602) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Topics in Literary Studies ELIT602 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to enable students to study and use the critical approaches and claims of various intellectuals and thinkers in the field of literature, culture and politics. It starts from Aristotle in Classical Antiquity, Sidney in the English Renaissance and continues with the critical approaches by Dryden in the 17th century, Samuel Johnson in the 18th century and the romantic critics and poets, including Arnold and those other intellectuals, scholar and thinkers who lived in the 20th century and contributed to the development of modernism and postmodernism such as T. S. Eliot, V. Woolf, W. Benjamin, R. Williams, Lyotard, F. Jameson, Deleuze and Guattari etc.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • gained a detailed knowledge about literary theories starting from the classical antiquity, continuing with 17th, 18th and 19th century theories, including modern times and the theories that contributed to the development of modernist and postmodernist periods in the 20th century and early 21st centuries respectively.
  • are acquainted with the outstanding writers and their theories through studying their works.
  • attain critical thinking, various critical perspectives and ability to compare and contrast them.
Course Content Critical approaches to literature, culture and politics.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Introduction
2 Aristotle's Poetics Aristotle's Poetics
3 Sidney from The Defence of Poetry from an Essay on Dramatic Poesy Norton I pp. 933-954,S. Johnson, Lives of English Poetsi Norton I pp. 2736-2737 Sidney from The Defence of Poetry from an Essay on Dramatic Poesy Norton I pp. 933-954,S. Johnson, Lives of English Poetsi Norton I pp. 2736-2737
4 Richard Addison, True and False Wit and On the Sublime, Norton Theory and Criticism, pp. 339-345; Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry ... the Sublime and Beautiful, Norton Theory and Criticism pp.454-460. Richard Addison, True and False Wit and On the Sublime, Norton Theory and Criticism, pp. 339-345; Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry ... the Sublime and Beautiful, Norton Theory and Criticism pp.454-460.
5 William Wordsworth, Preface to Lyrical Ballads, Norton II pp. 626-273. William Wordsworth, Preface to Lyrical Ballads, Norton II pp. 626-273.
6 Coleridge, Bigraphia Literaria, Norton II pp. 474-485; Mechanic vs. Organic Form pp. 487-488. Coleridge, Bigraphia Literaria, Norton II pp. 474-485; Mechanic vs. Organic Form pp. 487-488.
7 Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems, Norton II pp. 1374-1384, From Culture and Anarchy: Sweetness and Light, p. 1398-1399. Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems, Norton II pp. 1374-1384, From Culture and Anarchy: Sweetness and Light, p. 1398-1399.
8 T.S.Eliot, The Metaphysical Poets, Norton II. pp. 2325-2332. Virginia Woolf, Modern Fiction, Norton II pp. 2087-2092 T.S.Eliot, The Metaphysical Poets, Norton II. pp. 2325-2332. Virginia Woolf, Modern Fiction, Norton II pp. 2087-2092
9 Marx and Engels, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, The German Ideology, The Communist Manifesto, Grundrise, Preface to a Contribution..., Capital, pp. 651-671. Marx and Engels, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, The German Ideology, The Communist Manifesto, Grundrise, Preface to a Contribution..., Capital, pp. 651-671.
10 Walter Benjamin, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Literary Theory: An Anthology pp. 282-289. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan. Antonio Gramsci, The Formation of the Intellectuals, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism, pp. 1002-1008. Walter Benjamin, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Literary Theory: An Anthology pp. 282-289. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan. Antonio Gramsci, The Formation of the Intellectuals, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism, pp. 1002-1008.
11 Max Horkjeimer and Theodor Adorno, The Culture Industry as Mass Deception; Literary Theory: An Anthology Eds. Rivkin and Ryan, pp. 1037-1041. Raymond Williams, Marxism and Literature, Modern Literary Theory, pp. 122-134, 4th ed. Eds. Rice and Waugh. Max Horkjeimer and Theodor Adorno, The Culture Industry as Mass Deception; Literary Theory: An Anthology Eds. Rivkin and Ryan, pp. 1037-1041. Raymond Williams, Marxism and Literature, Modern Literary Theory, pp. 122-134, 4th ed. Eds. Rice and Waugh.
12 Etienne Balibar and Pierre Macheray, Literautre as Ideological Form, Modern Literary Theory, eds. Rice and Waugh pp. 134-142. Etienne Balibar and Pierre Macheray, Literautre as Ideological Form, Modern Literary Theory, eds. Rice and Waugh pp. 134-142.
13 Jean Francois Lyotard, Defining the Postmodern pp. 1465-1468; Jean Baudriallard, The Precessşon of Simulacra, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism. pp. 1556-1566. Jean Francois Lyotard, Defining the Postmodern pp. 1465-1468; Jean Baudriallard, The Precessşon of Simulacra, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism. pp. 1556-1566.
14 Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism and Consumer Society, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism, pp. 1846-1860. Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism and Consumer Society, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism, pp. 1846-1860.
15 Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, What is a Minor Literature?, A Thousand Plateaus, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism. pp. 1451- 1468. Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, What is a Minor Literature?, A Thousand Plateaus, The Norton Anth. of Theory and Criticism. pp. 1451- 1468.
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vols 1 and 2, 8th edition, W. W: The Norton and Company, 2006.
2. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. 2nd ed. W. W: Norton and Company 2010.
3. Literary Theory: An Anthology. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan. Blackwell, 1998.
4. Modern Literary Theory. Eds. Rice and Waugh. 4th ed. Bloomsbury, 2011.
Other Sources 5. A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. Selden and Widdowson and Brooker Prentice Hall, 1997.
6. A Practical Introduction to Literary Theory. K. Booker, Longman, 1996.
7. Literary Theory: An Anthology. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan. Blackwell, 1998.
8. A Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory. Jeremy Hawthorn Arnold, 2000.
9. Critical Approaches to Literature. David Daichesi Longman, 1981.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 2 60
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 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 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 15 3 45
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 2 7 14
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 127