COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course examines in detail some of the key authors and texts of Transatlantic Modernism, focusing on a quartet of writers (Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce and Wyndham Lewis) who were dubbed `the Men of 1914 by Lewis. The emphasis will be on the Transatlantic nature of the work of these on American, Irish and British modernist writers, and will consider a number of disciplines, including poetry, fiction, criticism, drama, visual art and music. As well as understanding the oeuvres of these writers we will consider the Transatlantic contexts of this crucial period.

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

Textbook(s): T.S. Eliot, The Complete Poems and Plays, Ezra Pound, The Cantos, Poems & Translations. James Joyce, Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnegans Wake. Wyndham Lewis, The Human Age
Supplementary Book(s): Wyndham Lewis (ed.) BLAST, Peter Jones (ed.), Imagist Poetry
References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Discussion
Textual Analysis
Student Presentations

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment will involve one take-home essay at mid-term, one examination at the final and one in-class presentation. In essays and examinations it is important that students achieve coherence of thought, understanding of course topics and contexts and synthesis of the ideas and topics on the course. MLA formatting should be followed in the take-home paper and references should be made only to reputable sources and properly cited. During presentations students should display the same understanding and synthesis, as well as concision and good presentation skills. There should be no plagiarism in any of these topics, and any students who do not submit any of these assessments will fail.

All students are expected to contribute coherently to class discussion and provide in depth and sensible analyses of the texts that we have read.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Any attempt at plagiarism at research papers will result in failure in this course and start a legal process against the student. The minimum attendance requirement for this class is 70 %.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Address: Faculty of Letters Building Office A 103
Phone: (232) 301 86 44
E-mail: richard.parker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes