Course Objectives: |
This course is designed to explore various techniques and strategies of writing fiction through in dept reading and structural examination of major literary works. The purpose of this course is to focus on creative fiction in mainly novels and short stories but poetry, (auto) biography and to improve the ability of writing through analyzing the examples of literary genres in a detailed way. |
Course Content: |
What is Literature? The relationship between literature and the life.
Introduction to Literary Genres: The novel, the short story, the poetry, the biography, etc.
The Process of Writing: Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors. Analyzing/Criticizing/Interpretation: Reading, discussing and interpreting of selected literary works.
Narrative Techniques and Components: Narrator, characters, implied readers, narrative time, narration time, voice, focusing, places, etc.
Creative Writing Exercises: Several methods of construction, development of creative work and completion of it. |
Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
General information about the course, the methods to be used. |
The course syllabus |
2) |
Discussion of literature.
What is literature? What is its effects in our daily lives? What it means to be a writer?
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Jean Paul Sartre, Edebiyat Nedir? |
3) |
The process of writing.
Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors. |
Visiting several authors’websites and blogs.
Orhan Pamuk “Babamın Bavulu”
Elif Şafak “Nasıl Yazar Olunur?”
The interview of Murathan Mungan
Ferit Edgü, “Sanatçının Tarifi”
Cemal Süreya’ya Dair: “Nasıl Şair Olunur? Hangi Yaşta Şair Olunur?”
Orhan Tuncay, “Bir Fenomen Olarak Kafka”
Selahattin Çiftçi, “Dostoyevski’nin Kumarbaz Eserinin Hayat-Eser Açısından İncelenmesi”
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4) |
The process of writing.
Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors.
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Umberto Eco, Genç Bir Romancının İtirafları |
5) |
The process of writing.
Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors.
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Nurdan Gürbilek, Benden Önce Bir Başkası
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Anlatmak İçin Yaşamak
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6) |
A conversation with an author
(The guest author is to be announced)
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To search the guest author and prepare the possible questions. |
7) |
Introduction to Literary Genres |
Definition and distinctive features of literary genres such as novel, short stories, poetry, (auto) biography, memory, theatre |
8) |
The Examples of Short Story |
Anton Chekov, “Vanka”
Guy de Maupassant, “Küçük Çan”
Edgar Allan Poe, “Metaforik Bir Cinayet Öyküsü”
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9) |
Textual Analyzing
Narrative Techniques and Components
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Franz Kafka, Dönüşüm |
10) |
The Adaptation and Reinterpretation |
From Literature to Cinema: Zorba |
11) |
Textual Analyzing
Narrative Techniques and Components
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Fyodor Mihailoviç Dostoyevski, Yer Altından Notlar |
12) |
İlk taslağı oluşturma |
Writing of the first draft |
13) |
Creative Writing Exercises |
Completion of the first draft |
14) |
Creative Writing Exercises |
Finalization of the first draft |
Course Notes / Textbooks: |
Pelin Aslan tarafından derlenen GEP 1206 kitabı
Jean Paul Sartre, Edebiyat Nedir? İstanbul: Can, 2005.
Genç Bir Romancının İtirafları, Umberto eco, Çev. İlknur Özdemir, İstanbul: Kırmızı Kedi, 2011.
Nurdan Gürbilek, Benden Önce Bir Başkası, İstanbul: Metis, 2011.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Anlatmak İçin Yaşamak, İstanbul: Can, 2009.
Franz Kafka, Dönüşüm, İstanbul: Can, 2011.
Fyodor Mihailoviç Dostoyevski, Yer Altından Notlar, İstanbul: Can, 2011.
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References: |
Pınar Kür (ed), Short Fiction in English, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2001.
Murat Gülsoy, Büyübozumu: Yaratıcı Yazarlık, İstanbul: Can, 2011. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society |
4 |
2) |
Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art |
3 |
3) |
Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area |
1 |
4) |
Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey |
1 |
5) |
Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product |
2 |
6) |
Being able to write a script ready to be shot |
2 |
7) |
Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment |
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8) |
Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations |
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9) |
Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages |
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10) |
Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage |
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11) |
Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white |
3 |
12) |
Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility |
5 |