Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
The study of concepts and assumptions on literary value and related concepts.
Course Content:
Topics to be covered include modernity, literary taste, kitsch, evaluation as different from interpretation, literary canon formation.
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) Giving the necessary historical and cultural background in the evaluation of texts. | 1-4, 7, 9-10 | 1,3 | B, C |
| 2) Informing the students about the theories developed on the evaluation of texts, literary movements and the concept of kitsch. | 1-4, 7, 9-10 | 1,3 | B, C |
| 3) Showing how certain literary creations passed through a certain process of evolving throughout history. | 1-4, 7, 9-10 | 1,3 | B, C |
| 4) Informing students on the critical and analytical approaches, inter-disciplinary perspective, and gaining the abilities of discussing literary texts in relation to the concept of literary evaluation. | 1-4, 7, 9-10 | 1,3 | B, C |
| 5) Gaining the concepts and terminology that is required in the analysis of literary texts. | 1-4, 7, 9-10 | 1,3 | B, C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction and historical framework | Materials for the course provided by instructor |
| 2 | Calinescu, Five Faces of Modernity: Modernism, Avant-Garde, Decadence, Kitsch, Postmodernism | |
| 3 | Dorfles, Kitsch, The World of Bad Taste | |
| 4 | Dorfles, continued | |
| 5 | Levine, Highbrow-Lowbrow | |
| 6 | Levine, continued | |
| 7 | Gans, Popular Culture & High Culture, An Analysis and Evaluation of Taste | |
| 8 | Gans, continued | |
| 9 | Holliday & Potts, Kitsch Cultural Politics and Taste | |
| 10 | Holliday, continued | |
| 11 | Cawelti, Adventure, Mystery and Romance, Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture | |
| 12 | Cawelti, continued | |
| 13 | Tiffany, My Silver Planet: A Secret History of Poetry and Kitsch | |
| 14 | Tiffany, continued | |
| 15 | Conclusion | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
Calinescu, Matei, Five Faces of Modernity: Modernism, Avant-Garde, Decadence, Kitsch, Postmodernism
Dorfles, Gillo, Kitsch, The World of Bad Taste Levine, W. Lawrence, Highbrow-Lowbrow Gans, J. Herbert, Popular Culture&High Culture, An Analysis and Evaluation of Taste Holliday, Ruth and Potts, Tracey, Kitsch Cultural Politics and Taste Cawelti, John. G. Adventure, Mystery and Romance, Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture Tiffany, Daniel, My Silver Planet: A Secret History of Poetry and Kitsch |
| Additional Resources |
Foster, Hal, The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture
Hassan, Ihab, The Postmodern Turn: Essays in postmodern theory and culture Calinescu, Matei and Fokkema, Douwe, Exploring Postmodernism Cawelti, John. G.Mystery, Violence, and Popular Culture |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Presentation | 1 | 30 |
| Class Performance | 1 | 20 |
| Final Paper | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| 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 the areas of literature and aesthetics. | 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 | ||