Course Language:
English
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Course Objectives:
To familiarize the students with works by Victorian novelists and their film adaptations.
Course Content:
The course will comprise works belonging to some of the best-known Victorian novelists (Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters, Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, etc.) inspired by and preserving Gothic tropes, albeit in a modified form.
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
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) Familiarizing the students with Victorian Gothic. | 1-4, 5-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 2) For the students to gain knowledge in the intellectual and cultural background of Gothic literature in comparative contexts. | 1-4, 5-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 3) To analyse different definitions of “Gothic”. | 1-4, 5-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 4) To discuss and contrast different positions in contemporary Gothic Studies. | 1-4, 5-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
| 5) To compare alternative views regarding the most recent developments in Gothic Studies. | 1-4, 5-10 | 1,2,3 | B, C, D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introductory Course | Materials for the course provided by instructor |
| 2 | The Journey theme: Caleb Williams, W. Godwin; Tom Jones, H. Fielding; Waverley, W. Scott | |
| 3 | Origins of Gothic: Horace Walpole, Castle of Otranto | |
| 4 | Romanticism: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein | |
| 5 | Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre | |
| 6 | Anne Bronte, Agnes Grey | |
| 7 | Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights | |
| 8 | Charles Dickens, David Copperfield | |
| 9 | Charles Dickens, Great Expectations | |
| 10 | Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White | |
| 11 | George Eliot, Daniel Deronda | |
| 12 | Oscar Wilde, Portrait of Dorian Grey | |
| 13 | Bram Stoker, Dracula | |
| 14 | Modern and contemporary Gothic | |
| 15 | Conclusion | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | Norton Anthology of English Literature |
| Additional Resources |
Tabish Khair, The Gothic, Postcolonialism and Otherness
David Punter, A New Companion to the Gothic Kelly Hurley, The Gothic Body Raymond Williams, The Country and the City Fredric Jameson, The Political Unconscious |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Presentation | 1 | 30 |
| Class Performance | 1 | 30 |
| 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 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 | ||