Course Language:
English
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Course Objectives:
This course covers critical theories as key philosophical, sociological, aesthetical and cultural instruments of modern thought.
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 recognize the German concept of enlightenment as self-liberation (Kant, Schiller, Hegel, Marx). | 1-3, 6-7, 9-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 2) To see Odysseus as an ambiguous figure of Greek mythology due to his fight with Polyphemus. | 1-3, 6-7, 9-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 3) To understand that enlightenment has the task of the demythologization of myths. | 1-3, 6-7, 9-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 4) To discuss Adorno’s and Horkheimer’s main thesis that enlightenment can return to barbarism. | 1-3, 6-7, 9-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 5) To apply this position to the current metaphysical and economical world crisis. | 1-3, 6-7, 9-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 6) To explain the cultural industry as a production of wares of standardization. | 1-3, 6-7, 9-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION | Materials for the course provided by instructor |
| 2 | Adorno/Horkheimer: Dialectic of Enlightenment: Preface | |
| 3 | Dialectic of Enlightenment: The Concept of Enlightenment | |
| 4 | Dialectic of Enlightenment: Odysseus or Myth and Enlightenment | |
| 5 | Dialectic of Enlightenment: The Cultural Industry | |
| 6 | Dialectic of Enlightenment: Limits of Enlightenment | |
| 7 | Adorno: Minima Moralia | |
| 8 | Minima Moralia: Selected Aphorisms | |
| 9 | Jacques Derrida: Writing and Difference | |
| 10 | Writing and Difference | |
| 11 | Writing and Difference | |
| 12 | Emmanuel Levinas: Totality and Infinity | |
| 13 | Totality and Infinity | |
| 14 | Totality and Infinity | |
| 15 | CONCLUSION | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
Theodor Adorno & Max Horkheimer: Dialectic of Enlightenment.
Theodor Adorno: Minima Moralia. Reflections on a Damaged Life. Jacques Derrida: Writing and Difference. Emmanuel Levinas: Totality and Infinity. |
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Assessment
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ASSESSMENT
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| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Presentation (20) + Midterm (20) | 2 | 40 |
| Class Performance | 1 | 20 |
| Final Paper | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE | 70 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 30 | |
| 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 theoretical knowledge to literary research. | 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 | Using the concepts and issues of literary theory toward life strategies. | X | |||||
| 5 | Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility. | X | |||||
| 6 | Developing effective communication skills in class presentations. | X | |||||
| 7 | Understanding the global and social impact of literary movements. | X | |||||
| 8 | Understanding the importance of lifelong learning. | X | |||||
| 9 | Knowledge of the cultural issues related to contemporary literature. | 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 exam week: 15x Total course hrs) | 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 | ||