GEP0702 Critical Thinking and Literary CriticismBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs CARTOON AND ANIMATIONGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
CARTOON AND ANIMATION
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0702 Critical Thinking and Literary Criticism Fall
Spring
3 0 3 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. GÖKSEL AYMAZ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is a survey of major critical approaches, from Aristotle's Poetics to Romanticism. It aims to familiarize students with some of the main themes and currents of literary theory by dealing with the questions as what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
• understanding of major critical approaches;
• knowledge of selected prominent critics and their works;
• some of the skills necessary for critical thinking and literary criticism.
• to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of the literature and the role of criticism in deciphering cultural production and social change;
• to demonstrate knowledge of the terminology related to literary criticism;
• to demonstrate oral presentation skills as they relate to literary and cultural studies;
• to demonstrate skills to integrate and compare the knowledge from this course with other culture courses
• to recognize the value of multiple perspectives and develop competence in giving and receiving constructive criticism;
• to identify and decipher the aesthetic, political, and cultural importance of literature.

Course Content

Literary Criticim and Classical Antiquity
Medieval Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism in the Renaissance Period
Literary Criticism in the 17th and 18th centuries
End of the Classical Tradition
Romanticism(s)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Giriş
2) On critical thinking and literary criticism
3) Literary Criticism and Classical Antiquity Plato (excerpts from Republic Book II, III & X; Ion) Aristotle (Poetics)
4) Literary Criticim and Classical Antiquity Horace (excerpts from Ars Poetica) Longinus (excerpts from “On The Sublime”)
5) Medieval Literary Criticism St. Augustine (excerpts from On Christian Doctrine) Aquinas, (excerpts from The Nature and Domain of Sacred Doctrine)
6) Medieval Literary Criticism Dante (excerpts from “Letter to Can Grande Della Scala”) Boccaccio (excerpts from Life of Dante, Genealogy of the Gentile Gods)
7) Literary Criticism in the Renaissance Period Sir Philip Sidney (excerpts from “An Apology for Poetry”) Francis Bacon (excerpts from The Advancement of Learning)
8) Literary Criticism in the 17th and 18th centuries John Dryden (excerpts from Essay on Dramatic Poesy) Jonathan Swift (excerpts from The Battle of the Books)
9) Literary Criticism in the 17th and 18th centuries Alexander Pope (excerpts from An Essay on Criticism)
10) End of the Classical Tradition Samuel Johnson (excerpts from “Preface to Shakespeare”)
11) Romanticism(s) Criticism:The Major Texts, “Introduction” (Romanticism and After)
12) Romanticism(s) Kant (excerpts from Critique of Judgement) Schelling (excerpts On the Relation of the Plastic Arts to Nature)
13) Romanticism(s) William Wordsworth (excerpts from “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”) Samuel Taylor Coleridge (excerpts from Biographia Literaria)
14) Concluding Remarks & General Review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: T. S. Dorsch, Classical Literary Criticism, London: Penguin Books, 1969.
M. H. Abrams, The Mirror and the Lamp, New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1953.
Berna Moran, Edebiyat Kuramları ve Eleştiri, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1999.
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, ed.Vincent B. Leitch, New York: Norton, 2001
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in cartoon and animation.
2) To be able to develop research, observation-experience, evaluation skills in the field of cartoon and animation and effectively communicate ideas, convincing actions and emotions using cartoon and animation and performance principles in every direction.
3) Making animated films with various artistic styles and techniques.
4) Designing the cartoon and animation production process using initiative, applying it with creativity and presenting it with personal style.
5) To be a team member in the production process of cartoon and animations, to be able to take responsibility and manage the team members under their responsibility and to lead them.
6) To be able to evaluate cartoon and animations in the framework of their knowledge and skills.
7) To be able to define and manage learning requirements in the field of cartoon and animation.
8) To be able to communicate with related organizations by sharing scientific and artistic works in cartoon and animation and to share information and skills in the field.
9) To monitor developments in the field of cartoon and animation using foreign languages ​​and to communicate with foreign colleagues.
10) To be able to use general information and communication technologies at advanced level with all kinds of technical tools and computer software used in cartoon and animations.
11) Using critical thinking skills and problem solving strategies in all aspects of development and production, effectively communicating ideas, emotions and intentions visually, verbally and in writing, and effectively incorporating technology in the development of cartoon and animation projects.
12) To have sufficient knowledge about ethical values ​​and universal values ​​in the field of cartoon and animation.