COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERNISM, POSTMODERNISM AND LITERATURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0049 MODERNISM, POSTMODERNISM AND LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to study modernism and postmodernism, and to examine their effects on literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able; To recognize the main claims of modernism
2   To understand the main claims of postmodernism
3   To discuss modernism versus postmodernism
4   To compare modern literature with postmodern literature
5   To analyze from the critical point of view.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Course Content
2 What is Modernism
3 The modern notion of man and nature
4 The crisis of the modernity project
5 What is postmodernism
6 The main postmodern claims
7 The notion of postmodern culture and subject
8 Mid-term exam
9 Discussion of modernism versus postmodernism
10 The relation between subject and narrator in modern novel
11 The disintegration of the subject in the postmodern novel.
12 The claim of the death of author
13 Comparative analysis of modern and postmodern literature
14 General assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Necmi, Zeka (ed.), Postmodernizm, Kıyı Yay., Istanbul, 1990.
2. Küçük, Mehmet (ed.), Modernite versus Postmodernite, Say Yay., Istanbul, 2011.
3. Lucy, Niall, Postmodern Literary Theory, Blackwell, USA, 1998.
4. Waugh P.; Rice, P., Modern Literary Theory, Bloomsbury, London, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. % 70 attendance is compulsory
2. Participation in the discussions, mid-term exam and final-exam will be taken into consideration in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 17 17
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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