TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Show knowledge of key concepts in psychoanalysis as they relate to literature. 2) Distinguish between different kinds of psychoanalytic readings of literary works. 3) Discuss a literary text in the light of psychoanalytic literary theory.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to provide an introduction to the theories of psychoanalysis and their application to literary texts. It explores the impact of Freud?s ideas on 20th century literature and looks at how the concepts such as the unconscious, the Oedipus complex, repression, and narcissism can be used to interpret various works of literature.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Psychoanalysis and Literature 2nd Week Freud, ?The Uncanny? 3rd Week E. T. A. Hoffman, ?The Sandman? 4th Week Edgar Allan Poe, ?The Fall of the House of Usher? 5th Week Edgar Allan Poe, ?Ligeia? 6th Week Edgar Allan Poe, ?Berenice? 7th Week Midterm Exam 8th Week Doris Lessing, ?To Room Nineteen? 9th Week David Foster Wallace, ?The Depressed Person? 10th Week Alice Munro, ?Bardon Bus?; John Steinbeck, ?The Chrysanthemums? 11th Week Daphne du Maurier, ?Don?t Look Now? and ?A Border-Line Case? 12th Week Conrad Aiken, ?Silent Snow, Secret Snow? 13th Week Joanna Russ, ?The Little Dirty Girl? 14th Week Revision
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Jean-Michel, Rabate. The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and Psychoanalysis. Cambridge UP, 2014. Parkin-Gounelas, Ruth. Literature and Psychoanalysis: Intertextual Readings. Routledge, 2001. Cohen, Josh. How to Read Freud. Norton, 2005.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Presentation of Article 1 10 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 12 12 Article Presentation 1 1 1 Article 1 10 10 Total Workload 119 Total Workload / 30 3,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No