Psychoanalysis and Literature

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

TLP 610

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

15

Course Language:

Turkish

Course Objectives:

The goal of the course is to combine psychology and literature in the frame of psychoanalysis and study on psychoanalytical literary theory.

Course Content:

Freud’s views that draw parallels between dreams and literary works generated rich evaluation procedures and viewpoints even after his demise. Psychoanalytic literary criticism emphasizes the role of writer-oriented criticism in interpreting literary works, and deals with literary works with their symbolic references. In this course, the roots and historical development of this perspective will be addressed, while chosen literary texts from the Turkish and the world literature will be evaluated in light of the psychoanalytic literary criticism.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Case Study, 3: Problem Solving 4: Discussion 5:Demonstration 6: Group Study

Assessment Methods:

1: Presentation 2: Assignment 3: Practice

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Stating the appearance and following the relationship between psychoanalysis and literature	1,2,3,4	1,2
Identifying different approaches to literary analysis	1,2,3,4	1,2
Comprehending psychoanalytical literary theory and have deep knowledge of psychoanalytical criticism	1,2,3,4	1,2
Reading, analyzing and synthesizing literary texts from an interdisciplinary view	1,2,3,4	1,2
Demonstrating skills on evaluating literary texts in different contexts.	1,2,3,4	1,2

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Appearance of the “artist figure”, personality formation and creativity
2	Structure of human mind, the formation and function of art work
3	Dream concept of Freud
4	History of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytical literary theory
5	History of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytical literary theory
6	Psychoanalytical literary criticism in Turkey and in the world
7	Psychoanalytical literary criticism in Turkey and in the world
8	MIDTERM
9	Selim İleri: Solmaz Hanım Kimsesiz Okurlar İçin
10	Bilgin Saydam: Deli Dumrul ve Dünyeviliğin Ötesi
11	Asiye Hatun: Rüya Mektupları
12	Sait Faik: İpekli Mendil I
13	Sait Faik: İpekli Mendil II
14	FINAL

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Oğuz Cebeci, Psikanalitik Edebiyat Kuramı, İthaki Yayınları, İstanbul 2012

Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory An Introduction, Oxford.

Additional Resources

Safiye Erol, Kadıköyü’nün Romanı, İstanbul, Kubbealtı Neşriyat.

Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Bütün Eserleri, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara.

Oğuz Atay, Tutunamayanlar, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul 2011.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments	Weekly assignments
Exams	Midterm and final exam

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Assignment	1	20
Midterm	1	40
Final Paper	1	40
Total		100
Contribution of final examination 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 By completing a PhD Degree in Turkish Literature, students will be able to	Contribution
No		1	2	3	4	5
1	comprehend, interpret and apply modern literary theories on literary texts.				x
2	expand their knowledge about tradition of criticism in literature history		x
3	demonstrate conceptual and critical thinking skills in doing advanced research on Turkish literature.					x
4	comprehend the interdisciplinary relationship between Turkish literature and psychology.					x
5	demonstrate skills in doing detailed research on Turkish literature and state critical attitude on the results.					x
6	enhance knowledge on contemporary, literary and social topics in the light of literature history.				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: 16x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	20	280
Assignment	1	6	6
Midterm Assignment	1	17	17
Final Examination	1	28	28
Total Work Load			373
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			14,92
ECTS Credit of the Course			15

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