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| ELL4042 | Readings in Post Modern British and American Literature | 4+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Zeki ÇIRAKLI | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Course Objective:
This course aims to examine key texts of postmodern British and American literature within a theoretical framework. By analyzing postmodern narrative techniques, intertextuality, the distortion of reality perception, irony, and parody, the course seeks to develop students' critical thinking skills. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Contents of the Course:
This course aims to enhance students' critical reading and analytical skills by examining key texts of postmodern British and American literature within a theoretical framework. Through selected literary works, it explores distinctive postmodern concepts such as intertextuality, ambiguity, irony, playfulness, self-reflexivity, history and metafiction.
The course incorporates insights from major theorists to examine the techniques and transformations of postmodern narratives. The reading list includes My Last Duchess (Atwood), Theology (Hughes), The French Lieutenant?s Woman (Fowles), and City of Glass (McEwan), each representing different aspects of postmodern storytelling.
Furthermore, the relationship between postmodern literature and other art forms will be discussed, along with its role in social and cultural critique. The course encourages students to develop a critical perspective on postmodern literary texts while also incorporating activities to enhance their written and oral analytical skills. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Starting lesson,aim of the lesson, giving information about the content of lesson | | | Week 2 | The novel?s opening is examined through the lens of Victorian narrative and postmodern deconstruction. Character introductions and the intrusive narrator are analyzed for metafictional significance. | | | Week 3 | The Charles?Sarah dynamic is explored through themes of love, freedom, and moral individualism. Class divisions and social roles are examined in depth. | | | Week 4 | Narrative structure and temporal shifts are analyzed alongside authorial intrusions, exploring aesthetic of possibilities and the concept of multiple endings. | | | Week 5 | The tension between history, fiction, and ?realism? is questioned through the framework of postmodern historiography. Historical discourse is critically deconstructed. | | | Week 6 | Sarah is re-evaluated in terms of gender roles, female subjectivity, and feminist critique, highlighting her resistance to patriarchal structures. | | | Week 7 | Postmodern traits such as pastiche, irony, parody, and narrative play are identified and exemplified throughout the text. | | | Week 8 | The novel?s multiple endings, reader involvement, and narrative ambiguity are analyzed to reveal its interactive textuality. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term Exam | | | Week 10 | Intertextuality and postmodern adaptation are discussed via the film version of The French Lieutenant?s Woman. | | | Week 11 | The novel?s opening is examined through connections between detective fiction structure and the theme of fragmented identity. | | | Week 12 | Auster?s narrative strategies are discussed through nested identities of narrator, author, and character, as well as intertextual references. | | | Week 13 | Space, alienation, and the city as metaphor are unpacked within the framework of postmodern narrative and urban dislocation. | | | Week 14 | In City of Glass, meaning?s disintegration, silence, and disappearance are explored as symptoms of postmodern epistemological crisis. | | | Week 15 | Revision | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Roberts, M., 2001; Area Analysis, M.Roberts, C.Greed (eds.), Approaching Urban Design the Design Process, Longman, England | | | |
| 1 | Moughtin C., 1999; Urban Design: Method and Techniques,Oxford Press. | | | 2 | Lynch, K., 1980; Managing the Sense of Region, MIT Press. | | | 3 | Bademli, R., 2005; Kentsel Planlama ve Tasarım Öğrencilerine Notlar, TMMOB Şehir Plancıları Odası, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Project | 16 | 10.06.2025 | | 50 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 9 | 14.04.2025 | | 50 | | |
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