POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL3098 | Literary Criticism | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. GÖNÜL BAKAY |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is o study some of the significant developments and movements of twentieth century literary theory within their historical, cultural and philosophical contexts. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course will be able to: 1)use advanced, field specific theoretical and practical knowledge on literary theory 2) o define functions and meanings of social, geographical, historical and stylistic variations of the different literary theories 3)formulate interpretations of texts by the theories of various literary critics. 4)criticize and display creativity of thought in selected literary texts. 5)transfer theoretical knowledge and skills of literary citicism into the act of literary interpretation |
Literature, Theory and Criticism |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams | Reading |
3) | Victor Shklovsky, ‘Art as Technique’ | Reading |
4) | Ferdinand de Saussure, Course in General Linguistics | Reading |
5) | Roland Barthes, ‘From Work to Text’ | Reading |
6) | Paul Ricoeur, ‘Phenomenology and Theory of Literature’ | Reading |
7) | V. N. Vološinov, ‘Marxism and the Philosophy of Language’ | Reading |
8) | Review | |
9) | M.M. Bakhtin, ‘Discourse in the Novel’ | Reading |
10) | M.M. Bakhtin, ‘Discourse in the Novel’ | Reading |
11) | Louis Althusser, ‘Ideology and the State’ | Reading |
12) | Michel Foucault, ‘The Order of Discourse’ | Reading |
13) | Elaine Showalter, ‘Towards a Feminist Poetics’ | Reading |
14) | Bell Hooks, ‘Postmodern Blackness’ | Reading |
15) | Final | |
16) | Final |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Modern Literary Theory: A Reader, 3rd edn. Philip Rice and Patricia Waugh, eds. London and New York: Arnold, 1996. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 2 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
Quizzes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 148 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |