SOCIOLOGY
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
GEP0703	Contemporary Turkish Literature	Spring	3	0	3	5

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
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course aims at improving the students’ sensitivity and taste in the general sense of Turkish literature, especially fantasy in Turkish literature. It is designed to discuss theory of fantasy through texts in literature which requires dealing with other social disciplines such as psychoanalyses, cinema, history, philosophy etc. The main part of the course emphasizes Ottoman/Turkish modernization which determines the tendency of writing style in Turkish literature. This emphasis through literary works gives the opportunity to argue the modernization process and sociopolitical events of the late 19th century up to 2000's.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course will learn the tools, methods and insights necessary for them to approach and read texts critically. The student will develop the ability of interpretive and critical reading. As a result of focusing on “fantastic novel genre” throughout the course he/she will have the ability for distinguishing literary genres and discussing the determination of genre process. Focusing on the history of Turkish fantastic novels requires to interrogate Ottoman/Turkish modernization, that’s why she/he will get general information sociopolitical circumstances of Turkey from late 19th century up to 2000's and find the opportunity to questionize literary and social dynamics. Reading fantastic novels also is an interesting experience which gives a chance to the student go beyond the ordinary, material, rationally predictable world and make he/she more creative.

Course Content

The Theory of Fantastic Literature: Distinguishing fantastic genre from other close genres, the distinctive features of fantastic, its function.
Fantastic Novel in Turkish Literature: The general overview of Turkish literature. Searching the social and literary atmosphere which generates the novel, locating fantastic novel in this atmosphere. The role of fantastic novel as a tool and its function in
Analyzing/Criticizing/Interpretation: Reading, discussing and interpreting of selected fantastic novels from Turkish literature.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	General information about the course	Course syllabus
2)	Introduction to Fantastic Literary Theory	Pierre Jourde,ve Paolo Tortorese. "Fantastik: Mantık İçin Bir Skandal”. Çev. Esra Özdoğan, Kitap-lık. S. 66 (Kasım 2003): 79-81. Nihayet Arslan, “Fantastik Nedir? “Yeni Bir Tür: 19.yüzyılda Fantastik:”, Nazlı Eray: Bir Okuma Denemesi, Ankara: Phonex, 2008: 5-20.
3)	Fantastic Literary Theory	Tzvetan Todorov, Fantastik: Edebi Türe Yapısal Bir Yaklaşım. Çev. Nedret Tanyolaç Öztokat, İstanbul: Metis, 2004: 30-46, 47-63. Jean-Luc. Steinmetz, “İzlekler,”Fantastik Edebiyat. Çev. Hasan Fehmi Nemli, İstanbul: Dost, 2006: 30-45.
4)	Novel in Turkish Literature	Güzin Dino, Türk Romanının Doğuşu. İstanbul: Cem Yayınları, 1978: 13-15. Robert P. Finn, Türk Romanı (İlk Dönem 1872-1900), Çev. Tomris Uyar, İstanbul: Bilgi Yayınevi, 1984: 9-16. Zeynep Uysal-Elkatip, “‘Modernleşen’ Türk Edebiyatına Bir Bakış.” Toplum ve Bilim. S. 81 (Yaz 1999): 127-137.
5)	Discussing of Novel	Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar, Ölüler Yaşıyor mu?
6)	Discussing of Novel and Film (From Literature to Cinema: Drakula İstanbul’da)	Ali Rıza Seyfi, Drakula İstanbul’da
7)	Discussing of Novel	Kerime Nadir, Dehşet Gecesi Kaya Özkaracalar, “Türkiye’de Gotik”, Gotik. İstanbul: L&M Yayınları, 2005: 62-78.
8)	Discussing of Novel	Süleyman Seyfi Öğün,“Türk Muhafazakârlığının Kültür Kökleri ve Peyami Safa’nın Yanılgısı”. Toplum ve Bilim. S. 74 (Güz 1997): 102-152 David Adams Leeming, Flights: Readings in Magic, Mysticism, Fantasy and Myth. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1974: 3-10. Peyami Safa, Matmazel Noraliya’nın Koltuğu
9)	Fantasy in Today (From Literature to Cinema: Alice in Wonderland)	Eric R. Rabkin, Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales and Stories. Toronto ve Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1979: 3-26.
10)	Textual Analyzing	Rosemary Jackson, Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion. London: Routledge, 2003: 1-10, 61-91, 171-180. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, “Abdullah Efendi’nin Rüyaları”
11)	Textual Analyzing and Discussing of Film (From Literature to Cinema: Şahmaran)	Sigmund Freud, Sanat ve Edebiyat. Çev. Emre Kapkın, Ayşe Tekşen Kapkın, İstanbul: Payel Yayınevi, 1999: 325-359. Murathan Mungan, “Şahmeran’ın Bacakları”
12)	Discussing of Novel	W. R. Irwin, The Game of Impossible: A Rhetoric of Fantasy. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1976: 3-10, 89-100, 183-197. Nazlı Eray, Aşkı Giyinen Adam
13)	Discussing of Novel and Film (From Literature to Cinema: The Lord of the Rings )	Bülent Somay, “Freudo Baggins’in Motor Yolculuğu: Bir Psikanaliz Olarak Fantazi Edebiyatı”, Tarihin Bilinçdışı, İstanbul, Metis, 2003: 98-119.
14)	Discussing of Novel	Brian Atterbery, The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1980: 1-15. David Adams Leeming, Flights: Readings in Magic, Mysticism, Fantasy and Myth. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1974: 178-196, 258-261. Barış Müstecaplıoğlu, Korkak ve Canavar

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Pelin Aslan tarafından derlenen GEP 1210 kitabı
Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar, Ölüler Yaşıyor mu? İstanbul: Atlas Kitabevi, 1975.
Ali Rıza Seyfi, Drakula İstanbul’da, İstanbul: Kamer, 1997.
Kerime Nadir, Dehşet Gecesi, İstanbul: Sulhi Garan Matbaası, 1958.
Peyami Safa, Matmazel Noraliya’nın Koltuğu.
İstanbul: Ötüken Yayınevi, 1974.
Nazlı Eray, Aşkı Giyinen Adam, İstanbul: Doğan Kitap, 2001.
Barış Müstecaplıoğlu, Korkak ve Canavar, İstanbul: Metis, 2001.

References:

David Sander, Fantastic Literature: A Critical Reader. London: Westport ve Connecticut, 2004.
Rosemary Jackson, Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion. London: Routledge, 2003.
Eric R. Rabkin, The Fantastic in Literature. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1977.
Tzvetan Todorov, Fantastik: Edebi Türe Yapısal Bir Yaklaşım. Çev. Nedret Tanyolaç Öztokat, İstanbul: Metis, 2004.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	2	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
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	13	2	26
Homework Assignments	2	3	6
Midterms	1	10	10
Final	1	15	15
Total Workload			99

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 learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.