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Program Type: 
Thesis
Course Code: 
ELIT 644
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
15
Course Language: 
English
Course Coordinator: 
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Course Objectives: 

This course shows the development of comparative literary and cultural studies in their historical context, accompanied by an overview of the different approaches to the subject, with examples from selected texts.

Course Content: 

Readings include major critical theorists covering issues in cultural studies such as Orientalism and new historicism.  Literary texts include examples of the captivity narrative in the American and Mediterranean contexts.

Teaching Methods: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Assessment Methods: 
A: Testing, B: Class Performance, C: Homework, D: Presentation

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1) To explore the history of comparative cultural studies.  1-3, 6-10 1,2,3 B, C, D
2) For the students to gain knowledge in the historical background of cultural studies and comparative literature, and to become equipped with the concepts and terminology used in the analysis of literary texts. 1-3, 6-10 1,2,3 B, C, D
3) To equip the students with the necessary critical approach, interdisciplinary vision and analytical, skills for a successful understanding of comparative cultural studies. 1-3, 6-10 1,2,3 B, C, D
4) To analyse different definitions of the “captivity narrative”. 1-3, 6-10 1,2,3 B, C, D
5) To discuss and contrast different positions in comparative literature. 1-3, 6-10 1,2,3 B, C, D

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics Study Materials
1 General Introduction Materials for the course provided by instructor
2 Michel Foucault & Edward Said  
3 Stephen Greenblatt  
4 Miguel De Cervantes & Maria Garces  
5 Linda Colley  
6 John Smith & Brooke Stafford  
7 Joe Snader  
8 Paul Baepler  
9 Mary Rowlandson & Pauline Strong  
10 Royall Tyler  
11 James Fenimore Cooper  
12 Nancy Armstrong  
13 Gordon Sayre  
14 Paper Workshop  
15 Conclusion  

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook Foucault, Discipline and Punish

Said, Orientalism

Greenblatt, Marvellous Possessions

Additional Resources Cervantes, Don Quixote (“The Captive’s Tale”)

Garces, Cervantes in Algiers

Colley, Captives: Britain, Empire, and the World

Smith, General History

Stafford, “Where Mediterranean and American Captivity Narratives Meet”

Snader, “The Oriental Captivity Narrative and Early English Fiction”

Baepler, “The Barbary Captivity Narrative in Early America”

Rowlandson, Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration

Strong, Captive Selves, Capturing Others

Tyler, The Algerine Captive

Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans

Armstrong, “The Problem of Population and the Form of the American Novel”

Sayre, “Renegades from Barbary”

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Presentation (20) + Response Paper (20) 1 40
Class Performance 1 20
Final Paper 1 40
Total   100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE   40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE   60
Total   100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5  
1 The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc.       X    
2 The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature.       X    
3 The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis.         X  
4 The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies   X        
5 Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility   X        
6 Effective communication skills.     X      
7 A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements.       X    
8 An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice.     X      
9 Knowledge of issues in contemporary literature and of the cultural issues of the period.       X    
10 The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in cultural studies.       X    

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities Quantity Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 14 17 252
Presentation 1 18 18
Final Paper 1 60 60
Total Work Load     375
Total Work Load / 25 (h)     15.0
ECTS Credit of the Course     15