COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Translation Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NAFIZE SIBEL GÜZEL

Offered to

Translation Studies

Course Objective

This seminar aims to familiarize participants with the history and culture of the American South. The main focus, however, is on the literature of the South. The syllabus concentrates, first, on writers of the Southern Renaissance (such as Faulkner, Hurston, Ransom and Warren), who dismissed contemporary celebrations of antebellum slave society but were nevertheless critical of the deracinated industrial culture that dominated in the rest of the United States. Next, the syllabus shifts to midcentury and later Southern writers (such as O Connor, Welty and Mason), who expanded on themes introduced by Southern Renaissance writers but also addressed contemporary issues, including those raised by the Civil Rights movement. Throughout the course, attention will be paid to the distinctive emphases of Southern literature: first, on a shared Southern history, with its legacy of slavery, segregation and racial tension; second, on the importance of geographical place; third, on the impact of family, community and history on the individual; fourth, on the compensations offered by religion and the burdens it imposes; and, fifth, on the complexity of ethical, racial and social issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. For Social, Cultural & Historical Context, excerpts from the following texts:
Cobb, James C. Away Down South: A History of Southern Identity. NY: Oxford UP, 2005.
Gray, Richard & Owen Robinson, eds. A Companion to the Literature & Culture of the American South. Malden, MA/Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
Reed, John Shelton. Minding the South. Columbia/London: U of Missouri P, 2003.
Watson, Harry & Larry Griffin, eds. Southern Cultures: The Fifteenth Anniversary Reader. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 2008
Woodward, C. Vann. The Burden of Southern History. Updated 3rd ed. Foreward by William E Leuchtenbury. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 2008.
2. Novels
Faulkner, William. Go Down, Moses. Original ed., 1940. NY: Vintage International, 1990.
Faulkner, William. Light in August: The Corrected Text. Original ed., 1932. NY: Vintage International, 1990.
O Connor, Flannery. Wise Blood. Original ed., 1952. 2nd ed., 1962. NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990.
3. Short Stories, Poems & Literary-Critical Essays from:
Andrews, William L, Minrose C Gwin, Trudier Harris & Fred Hobson, eds. The Literature of the American South: A Norton Anthology. NY: WW Norton, 1997.
Francisco, Edward, Robert Vaughan & Linda Francisco, eds. The South in Perspective: An Anthology of Southern Literature. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
4. Supplementary Texts:
King, Richard H. A Southern Renaissance, The Cultural Awakening of the American South, 1930-1955. Oxford/NY: Oxford UP, 1980.
Malvasi, Mark. The Unregenerate South, The Agrarian Thought of John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate & Donald Davidson. Baton Rouge/London: Lousiana State UP, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar presentations followed by debate and discussion.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Active Participation marks will be based on the quality and quantity of the participant's contributions to seminar discussions and debates. The Final Exam is in fact a research paper. It is to be a maximum of 20 pages, double spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman. The topic of the paper must be approved by the instructor but can concern any of the materials covered during the seminar.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. All assignments must be submitted on or before the due date.
2. Assignments and research papers are rigorously checked for plagiarism. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gerard.paulsen@worc.oxon.org

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes