Literature, Space and Identity

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

TLP 603

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

15

Course Language:

Turkish

Course Objectives:

Main goal of the course is to introduce various interdisciplinary expansions of space and identity, and in the light of these expansions to discuss the relationship between these concepts with literature.

Course Content:

The concept of space began to have an important role in novels parallel to the development of novel. That space has become one of the major components of novel both helped it to move away from being dependent on event-driven characters only, and made it possible to further discover its personal and social dimensions. In this course, the interaction of the concepts space and identity will be addressed and their reflections on literature will be examined.

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
1) Recognizing concepts of space and identity and comprehending interdisciplinary relationships of them.	1,2,3,4	1,2
2) Stating relationships between literature, space and identity.	1,2,3,4	1,2
3) Investigating the influence of space and identity on literary texts and analyzing this search critically.	1,2,3,4	1,2
4) Studying the relationship of literature, space and identity on literary texts and demonstrating skills on making original reviews.	1,2,3,4	1,2
5) Reading selected articles on these concepts and evaluating them systematically.	1,2,3,4	1,2
6) Discussing their developed ideas over literary texts and demonstrating ability to state original implications.	1,2,3,4	1,2

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	“Space” as a concept
2	Philosophical and psychological roots of “space”
3	Relationship of literature and “space”
4	Role of setting in literary texts
5	Reading related articles
6	Reading related articles
7	Reading related articles
8	MIDTERM
9	“Identity” as a concept
10	Identitiy issue as a term of sociology
11	Philosophical and psychological expansions of the concept of identity
12	Relationship between literature and identity
13	Reading related articles
14	Final

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Altınay, Ahmet Refik. Eski İstanbul, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1998.

Amicis, Edmondo. İstanbul, çev. Sevinç Tezcan Yanar, Pegasus: İstanbul, 2009.

Bachelard, Gaston. Mekânın Poetikası, İthaki: İstanbul, 2014.

Banarlı, Nihad Sami. İstanbul’a Dair, İstanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyat, 1986.

Bozlağan, Recep, Nail Yılmaz ve Aynur Can (edt.), Kent ve Medeniyet, İstanbul, 2010.

Budak, Ali. Edebiyat ve Hayat, Big Bang Yayınları:Ankara, 2014.

Budak, Ali. Roman, Kimlik, Kültür, Bilge Kültür Sanat:İstanbul, 2017.

Kuntay, Mithat Cemal. Üç İstanbul, Oğlak Yayıncılık: İstanbul, 2008.

Tanpınar, Ahmet Hamdi. Beş Şehir, Dergâh: İstanbul, 2004.

Additional Resources

Ali Budak, Batılılaşma ve Türk Edebiyatı, Bilge Kültür Sanat, İstanbul 2009

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	Related articles are given weekly.
Assignments	Reading assignments
Exams	Midterm + Final

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 the interdisciplinary relationship between Turkish literature and other social sciences like philosophy, psychology and sociology.					x
2	demonstrate conceptual and critical thinking skills and skills in doing advanced research on Turkish literature.					x
3	analyze critically, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas.					x
4	acquire conceptual thinking skills.					x
5	do independent and original studies on Turkish literature.				x
6	enhance knowledge on contemporary, literary and social topics.				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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