Topics in Literary Theory (ELIT601) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Topics in Literary Theory	ELIT601		3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
None

Course Language	English
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The objective of the course is to provide the students with a comprehensive information about the three modern critical theories: Bakhtinian (Dialogical Criticism), New Historicism, Cultural Materialism which have many common points such as the relationship between the text and context which breaks down the distinction between literature and history.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; can analyse any literary text from any one of the above mentioned critical, theoretical approaches, referring to the theories of the outstanding theorists and writers who put forth these critical theories. can analyse literary texts and their contexts and inquire about specific socio-political conditions that paved the way for the emergence of these literary texts.
Course Content	Contemporary theories and theorists.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction	Bakhtin Reader. Pam Morris. p. 1-17
2	Introduction	Bakhtin Reader. Pam Morris. p. 17-24
3	Bakhtin/ The Bakhtin Reader	Marxism, The philosophy of language, Reported Speech, p. 50-73
4	Bakhtin / The Bakhtin Reader	Social Heteroglossia, Dialogic Imagination. p.73-80
5	Bakhtin / The Bakhtin Reader	Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics, Double-Voiced Discourse in Dostoevsky, p. 89-112
6	Bakhtin / The Bakhtin Reader	Literature as Ideological Form, Folk humour, Carnival Laughter, p. 124-206
7	Introduction to New Historicism	Text will be provided by the instructor.
8	Hayden White	The Value of Narrativity, Modern Literary Theory. p. 229-236
9	Michel Foucault	"Discipline and Punish: Panopticism", Literary Theory: An Anthology, p. 464-487
10	Michel Foucault	"The Order of Discourse", Modern Literary Theory. p.239-251
11	S. Greenblatt	Invisible Bullets, Literary Theory: An Anthology. p. 786-789
12	S. Greenblatt	Resonance and Wonder, Modern Literary Theory (4th edition), p. 305-323
13	A. Sinfield	Cultural Materialism, Othello. Modern Literary Theory: An Anthology, s. 804-826
14	Jonathan Dollimore	Sexual Dissidence, Modern Literary Theory (4th Edition), p. 239-242
15	Revision
16	Final exam

Sources

Course Book	1. The Bakhtin Reader. Ed. Pam Morris, London: Arnold. 1994.
	2. Modern Literary Theory. Ed. Philip Rice& Patricia Waugh. Third and Fourth editions. 1989, 2001.
	3. Literary Theory: An Anthology Eds. J. Rivkin and M. Ryan. Blackwell, 1998.
Other Sources	4. New Historicism and Cultural Materialism. Ed. K. Ryan. Arnold, 1994.
	5. A Practical Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism. K. Booker, Longman, 1996.
	6. New Historicism and Cultural Materialism. John Brannigan. Palgrave, 1998.
	7. The Cambridge Companion to Foucault. Ed. G. Gutting. Cambridge Up, 1998.
	8. Bakhtinian Thought. Simon Dentith. Routledge, 2003.
	9. Bakhtin, M., Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics. University of Minnesota Press, 2003.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	2	60
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	30
Toplam	4	100

Percentage of Semester Work	70
Percentage of Final Work	30
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing.					X
2	To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature.					X
3	To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts.					X
4	To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects.			X
5	To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres.					X
6	To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures.			X
7	To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field.			X
8	To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking.					X
9	To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research.			X
10	To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production.				X
11	To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects.				X
12	To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language.					X
13	To be able to understand and be a part of world culture.			X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	15	3	45
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	2	10	20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	15	15
Total Workload			128