Turkish Fiction: Modernism - Postmodernism

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

TLP 609

Semester:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

15

Course Language:

Turkish

Course Objectives:

Goal of this course is to study on political and social dynamics of modernism and postmodernism and their effects on western and Turkish literature through literary texts.

Course Content:

Modernism in 20th century, and postmodernism in the second half of the 20th gained momentum in both the daily life and the world of art. The reflections of these movements on literature are considered to be groundbreaking. This course will address in particular the nature of the relation between modernism, postmodernism and the literature. Modernist and postmodernist literary examples of the Western and the Turkish literatures will be analyzed and evaluated.

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
Comprehending and evaluating literary works both from a social and historical point of view and in the light of contemporary literary theories	1,2,3,4	1,2
Comprehending and interpreting concepts of modernism and postmodernism	1,2,3,4	1,2
Comparing Turkish literary works with eastern and western and demonstrating skills in developing critical attitude	1,2,3,4	1,2
Acquiring advanced knowledge and skills to make academic research on their field	1,2,3,4	1,2
Enhance knowledge on relative disciplines underlying literature and demonstrating skills on reading and analyzing literary work with an interdisciplinary point of view	1,2,3,4	1,2
Determining modernist and postmodernist expansions of Turkish novel.	1,2,3,4	1,2

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Historical development of modernism
2	Historical development of modernism
3	Historical development of postmodernism
4	Historical development of postmodernism
5	Postmodernist perspective in literature
6	Postmodernist perspective in literature
7	Postmodernist perspective in literature
8	MIDTERM
9	Kafka – Dönüşüm, Thomas Mann – Büyülü Dağ
10	Oğuz Atay - Tutunamayanlar
11	Orhan Pamuk – Beyaz Kale
12	Elif Şafak - Araf
13	İhsan Oktay Anar – Yedinci Gün
14	FINAL

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Yıldız Ecevit, Türk Romanında Postmodernist Açılımlar.

Niall Lucy, Postmodern Edebiyat Kuramı.

Additional Resources

İsmet Emre, Postmodernizm ve Edebiyat.

Kubilay Aktulum, Metinlerarası İlişkiler.

Kubilay Aktulum, Parçalılık, Metinlerarasılık.

Yıldız Ecevit, Ben Buradayım.

Franz Kafka, Dönüşüm.

Thomas Mann, Büyülü Dağ.

Oğuz Atay, Tutunamayanlar.

Orhan Pamuk, Beyaz Kale.

Elif Şafak, Araf.

İhsan Oktay Anar, Yedinci Gün.

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	criticize and evaluate works of Turkish and world literature in the light of contemporary literary theories and have deep knowledge of close disciplines underlying literary theories and demonstrate ability on interdisciplinary studies.			x
2	work independently or assume responsibility as a team member to solve practical and theoretical problems encountered in the field of Turkish Language and Literature, and share the results of their researches with other academics in national and international venues.				x
3	demonstrate awareness of professional ethics and responsibility and use (in educational institutions as well as in public and private sectors) the theoretical and practical information they acquire throughout their undergraduate and graduate education.					x
4	demonstrate skills in doing detailed research on Turkish literature and state critical attitude on the results.				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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