Information Package / Course Catalogue
Literatur Und Die Frau
Course Code: ADE317
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: German
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To reveal the position of women in literature.

Course Content

In this course, the position of women in literature from the past to the present will be discussed and discussed. In addition to German literature, distinguished women writers and poets of world literature will be introduced to students with their important works. In addition, the study of 'Gender Studies' which examines the development of the post feminin literature, post feminism, which is of great importance since the 1970s, and the creation of proportional proportions of social identities, which are one of the most popular research areas of our time, with social and coding.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Meryem NAKİBOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.To acquire research information on gender roles
2.Gaining the ability to compare and evaluate literary studies from the aspect of traditional literary- and gender studies
3.Gaining the ability to develop critical approaches about culture, society, literature and gender and to evaluate current events
4.Learning the feminist theories
5.Learning the works of feminist writers
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Jutta Osinski, Einführung in die feministische Literaturwissenschaft, Erich Schmidt Verl., 199
2.Main source: Elisabeth Bronfen: XDie schöne Seele, Berlin 1996: Marianne Schuller: Im Unterschied., Frankfurt a.M: 1990, Peripheral source: Sigrid Weigel: Die Stmme der Medusa Sigrid Weigel: Topographien der Geschlechter Silvia Bovenschen: Die imaginierte Weiblichkeit. Frankfurt a.M: 1976
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of the purpose and content of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Analyzing the themes Women literature, women aesthetic concepts and the feminist movements
Week 3 - Theoretical
Analyzing the theoretical articles by Bronfen
Week 4 - Theoretical
Submitting papers on Bronfen’s theoretical articles
Week 5 - Theoretical
Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own
Week 6 - Theoretical
Analyzing the images of female figure from the aspect of the literary text.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reading the homeworks with theme “text analysis”
Week 8 - Theoretical
Feminist Movements in Germany (Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Theoretical analysis of the novel “Der blonde Eckbert” by Tieck
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analyzing the images of female figure from the aspect of the literary text.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analyzing the Text “Der Doktor Faust” by Heine
Week 12 - Theoretical
Analyzing the images of female figure from the aspect of the literary text.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Analyzing the theoretical article by Schuller
Week 14 - Theoretical
Analyzing the literary text from the theoretical article by Schuller
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1455140
Midterm Examination1235
Final Examination1235
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026