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TDE3041Environmental Literary Criticism2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of TURKISH LANGUAGE and LITERATURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Elif ÖKSÜZ GÜNEŞ
Co-LecturerPROF. DR. ÜLKÜ ELİUZ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Seeking answers to questions such as "What is nature?" "What is the environment?" "What is our attitude toward nature?" "What are the theories developed regarding environmental problems?" through literature and literary texts.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : They will be able to understand the relationship between environmental criticism and literature. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 51,
LO - 2 : They will be able to move from the culture-nature dichotomy to a nature-culture awareness. 5 - 81,
LO - 3 : They will be able to reinterpret the ethical framework between nature and humans. 5 - 81,
LO - 4 : They will be conscious of the sustainable use of resources.5 - 81,
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
Environmental ethics and environmental literary criticism
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The Concept of Ethics
 Week 2Ethical Relationships Between Nature and Humanity
 Week 3Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic, the Origin of the Land Ethic
 Week 4New Approaches to the Land Ethic
 Week 5Ecological Crises
 Week 6Sample Text Analysis
 Week 7The Relationship between the Land Ethic and Literature
 Week 8Nature Literature, Romantic Ecology, Sample Text Analysis
 Week 9EXAM
 Week 10Deep and social ecology, sample text analyses
 Week 11Ecofeminism, sample text analyses
 Week 12Urban ecology and environmental justice, sample text analyses
 Week 13Postcolonial ecocriticism, sample text analyses
 Week 14Posthumanist ecocriticism, sample text analyses
 Week 15Posthumanist ecocriticism, sample text analyses
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Özdağ, U. 2017. Çevreci Eleştiriye Giriş, Ankara: Ürün Yayınları.
2 Özdağ, U. 2017. Edebiyat ve Toprak Etiği. Ankara: Ürün yayınları.
3 Toska, S. 2017. Ekokurgu. İstanbul: Yeni İnsan Yayınevi.
4Serpil, O. (Editör) 2012. Ekoeleştiri Çevre Edebiyat, Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi.
 
Recommended Reading
1Leopold, A. 2013. Bir Kum Yöresi Almanağı, (Çev: Ufuk Özdağ), Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2Shiva, V. (2010). Yeryüzü demokrasisi. (Çev. A. K. Saysel ve O. Günay). İstanbul: Bgst Yayınları.
3Garrard, G. 2017, Ekoeleştiri, (Çev: Ertuğrul Genç), İstanbul: Kolektif Yayınları.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 18/11/2025 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 12/01/2026 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 1 14 14
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 2 6
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 4 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load90