At the end of this course, the students; 1) define a variety of literary theories and their functions from the late twentieth century to the present, 2) acquire the knowledge of major concepts and principles of recent philosophical developments in contemporary literary theory, 3) show ability to read, contextualize and compare various theoretical texts.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
This course offers a survey of modern and contemporary literary and cultural theories starting with the linguistic turn in the twentieth century to the affective turn of the present. Its aim is to equip students with analytical and critical understanding of the recent developments in contemporary theories.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
The Linguistic Turn and Structuralism
2nd Week
Post-structuralism and Deconstruction
3rd Week
Post-structuralism and Deconstruction cont.
4th Week
Psychoanalytic Criticism
5th Week
Midterm I
6th Week
Feminist Criticism
7th Week
New historicism and Cultural Materialism
8th Week
Ethnic Studies and Postcolonial Criticism
9th Week
Queer Studies, Disability Studies
10th Week
Midterm II
11th Week
Trauma Theory
12th Week
Environmentalism and Ecocriticism, Animal Studies
13th Week
Posthuman Critical Theory and Digital Humanities
14th Week
The Affective Turn: Affect Theory
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 6th ed. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1993. Birns, Nicholas. Theory After Theory: An Intellectual History of Literary Theory From 1950 to the Early Twenty-First Century. Broadview Press, 2010. Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 4th ed. Prentice Hall, 2007. Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Blackwell, 1996. Goodman, Robin Truth, editor. The Bloomsbury Handbook of 21st-Century Feminist Theory. Bloomsbury, 2019. Klages, Mary. Literary Theory: The Complete Guide. Bloomsbury, 2017. Leitch, Vincent B. Literary Criticism in the 21st Century: Theory Renaissance. Bloomsbury, 2014. Parker, Robert Dale. How to Interpret Literature: Critical Theory for Literary and Cultural Studies. Oxford UP, 2008. Rice, Philip and Patricia Waugh. Modern Literary Theory: A Reader. 3rd ed. Arnold, 1996. Ryan, Michael. Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction. Blackwell, 1999. Selden, Raman, and Peter Widdowson, Peter Brooker, editors. A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. Routledge, 2017. Simmons, John, editor. From Agamben to Zizek: Contemporary Critical Theorists. Edinburgh UP, 2010. Vint, Sherryl, editor. After the Human: Culture, Theory and Criticism in the 21st Century. Cambridge UP, 2020. Waugh, Patricia, editor. Literary Theory and Criticism: An Oxford Guide. Oxford UP, 2006. Webster, Roger. Studying Literary Theory: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Arnold, 1996. Wimsatt, W. K. and Cleanth Brooks. Literary Criticism: A Short History. Routledge, 1957. Wolfreys, Julian. Introducing Criticism in the 21st Century. Edinburgh UP, 2015
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
15
Quiz
1
10
Presentation of Article
1
5
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
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
1
5
5
Individual or group work
14
4
56
Preparation for Final exam
1
15
15
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
10
10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
1
10
10
Presentation (including preperation)
1
10
10
Total Workload
152
Total Workload / 30
5,06
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
