Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : İDE407 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
The aim of this course is to focus on the fictions from the latter half of the twentieth century to the present through an in-depth analysis of the literary techniques and themes as well as contemporary literary movements reflected in these fictions.
This course will be an introductory survey of representative contemporary British writers from about 1950 to the present. We will focus on writers' responses to earlier traditions of realism and modernism, exploring the techniques of narrative fiction,offered by their work; we will also trace the themes that these authors raise as they both respond and contribute to the increasingly postmodern experience of British culture. Cultural, historical, and theoretical context will be integrated into discussion by means of lecture and secondary readings and resources.
| Lec. Baturay ERDAL |
| 1. | To become familiar with the narrative forms and themes of contemporary British literature |
| 2. | To study contemporary British literature within the cultural context of its production and reception |
| 3. | To participate in lively and informed discussions about the analysis |
| 4. | To develop and apply critical skills for reading, thinking, and writing about contemporary works -what a literary or cultural text conveys (its themes, its view of the world) – how a literary or cultural text conveys that knowledge (its aesthetic form) |
| 5. | To contribute to current conversations about contemporary British literature |
| 1. | Head, D., The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 1950-2000 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2002) |
| 2. | McEwan, I., Atonement (2001) |
| 3. | Ishiguro, K., The Remains of the Day(1988) |
| 4. | Ishiguro, K., Buried Giant(2015) |
| 5. | Ishiguro, K., Never Let Me Go (2005) |
| 6. | Fowles, J., The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969) |
| 7. | Fowles, J., The Collector (1963) |
| 8. | Fowles, J., The Magus (1965) |
| 9. | Smith, Z., White Teeth (2000) |
| 10. | Barnes, J., A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (1989) |
| 11. | Mitchell, D., Cloud Atlas (2004) |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 3 | 2 | 70 |
| Assignment | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Individual Work | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 125 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |