TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to discuss the ways in which race and gender are represented in Southern writing, 2) will be able to examine the impact of slavery and the legacy of the Civil War on the Southern cultural consciousness, 3) will be able to discuss religious elements in Southern writing.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The course will explore the literature of the South, which will be treated not as a geographical region but as a complex site where various cultural, historical, and psychological conflicts converge.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The Historical Background, the Civil War and Its Aftermath 2nd Week Issues of Race, the Black Culture and the Creoles 3rd Week Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha 4th Week Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha 5th Week Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha 6th Week Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha 7th Week Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha 8th Week The Women Writers 9th Week The Women Writers 10th Week The Women Writers 11th Week Contemporary Southern Literature 12th Week Contemporary Southern Literature 13th Week Contemporary Southern Literature 14th Week Contemporary Southern Literature
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Basset, John E., ed. Defining Southern Literature: Perspectives and Assessments, 1831-1952. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 1997. Rubin, Louis Decimus, ed. The American South: Portrait of a Culture. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1980.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 2 50 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework Project 2 55 110 Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 5 70 Total Workload 305 Total Workload / 30 10,16 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No