Information Package / Course Catalogue
Literary Criticism II
Course Code: İDE430
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Study of contemporary literary theories and their application to literary texts.

Course Content

Chronological study of literary theory and schools of criticism.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Baturay ERDAL
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define both literary theory and literary criticism, and accumulate enough knowledge on the emergence and rise of these two fields as a discipline of study
2.Learning how to use a dictionary effectively.
3.Oral expression of the knowledge obtained during the study of the course.
4.To be able to have a fifteen-or-twenty-minute oral presentation.
5.Written expression of the knowledge obtained during the study of the course.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Charles Bressler: Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 1994. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1999.
2.Peter Barry: Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1995.
3.Mary Klages. Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed. New York: Continuum, 2006.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to modern literary criticism
Week 2 - Theoretical
Russian Formalism and New Criticism
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reader Oriented Criticism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Modernity/Modernism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Postmodernism: Structuralism/Poststructuralism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Postmodernism: Structuralism/Poststructuralism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Psychoanalytic Criticism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Feminism
Week 9 - Theoretical
Marxism
Week 10 - Theoretical
New historicism and cultural materialism
Week 11 - Theoretical
Postcolonial criticism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ecocriticism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Posthuman Theories
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Assignment1224
Midterm Examination1426
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-12
OÇ-1
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026