TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to know important names, concepts, and schools in contemporary literary theory, 2) will be able to situate the theories in their cultural and historical contexts.
MODE OF DELIVERY	E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course will concentrate on the critical concepts of contemporary criticism by emphasizing the difference of their philosophy from the earlier liberal humanist traditions. The greater part of the course will deal with Structuralist and Post-Structuralist philosophies and their influence on different critical approaches, such as Psychological, Feminist, Marxist, Phenomenological, Hermeneutic, and Linguistic.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Theory before `theory?- liberal humanism 2nd Week Russian Formalism and New Criticism; Marxist Criticism 3rd Week Structuralism 4th Week Post-structuralism and Deconstruction 5th Week Post-structuralism and Deconstruction cont. 6th Week MIDTERM EXAM 7th Week Psychoanalytic Criticism 8th Week Feminist Criticism 9th Week New historicism and cultural materialism 10th Week Postcolonial Criticism 11th Week Queer Studies 12th Week Revision
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 3rd ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009. Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 6th ed. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1993. Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 4th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007. Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1996. Parker, Robert Dale. How to Interpret Literature: Critical Theory for Literary and Cultural Studies. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2008. Rice, Philip and Patricia Waugh. Modern Literary Theory: A Reader. 3rd ed. London: Arnold, 1996. Ryan, Michael. Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. Webster, Roger. Studying Literary Theory: An Introduction. 2nd ed. London: Arnold, 1996.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 2 40 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No