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)	Associate Professor Leyla Burcu Dündar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn about the history of the African continent. 2) Comprehend the relation between colonialism and literature. 3) Become acquainted with major authors of African literature. 4) Read important texts of African literature.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	African literature has a rich oral tradition, and is characterised by linguistic and literary pluralism. Therefore, it resists the ready-made classifications of the Western canon. This course aims to challenge the concept of world literature, as well as destabilising and shifting its centre. In this context, major texts of African literature are examined by considering their historical and social backgrounds, and emphasising their cultural and linguistic difference.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The invisible continent: Africa 2nd Week Emergence of the African discourse 3rd Week Traces of colonialism: Postcolonial literature 4th Week Reading African literature 5th Week The face of the coloniser: Hailu 6th Week Defying the literary canon: Achebe 7th Week The lasting hostility: Thiong'o 8th Week Midterm 9th Week State violence: Mahfouz 10th Week Tragedy of tradition: Soyinka 11th Week Questioning the patriarchy: Ba 12th Week Waiting for the barbarians: Coetzee 13th Week The end of the apartheid: Gordimer 14th Week The dream of paradise: Gurnah
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Akçay, Ahmet Sait. Modern Afrika Edebiyatı: Dönemler, Temalar, Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2021. Biko, Steve. Siyah Bilinci. Çev. Onur Eylül Kara. Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları, 2021. Hece Dergisi, Afrika Özel Sayısı 246-247-248 (2017). [2 cilt] Kerr, Gordon. Kısa Afrika Tarihi. Çev. Mihriban Doğan. İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2021. Loomba, Ania. Kolonyalizm Postkolonyalizm. Çev. Mehmet Küçük. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2000. Mbembe, Achille. Postkoloni Üzerine. Çev. Merve Yalçın ve Mesut Yalçın. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2021. Soyinka, Wole. Afrika'ya Dair. Çev. Merve Yalçın. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2018. Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. Öze Dönüş: Afrika'yı Görünür Kılmak. Çev. Seda Ağar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2021. Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. Zihni Sömürgeden Azad: Afrika Edebiyatında Dil Politikası. Çev. Şebnem Nantu. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2017.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Presentation,Lecture,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 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 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 2 26 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 10 10 Presentation (including preperation) 1 5 5 Total Workload 117 Total Workload / 30 3,9 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No