At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understands the relationship between the production of space and literature from a theoretical perspective. 2) Establishes the literature-architecture relation through literary texts, evaluates structuring the space through literary texts. 3) Produces alternatives to develop different methods on spatial reading of literary texts. 4) Makes a parallel reading on Turkey's modern period of literature and architecture and relates these two formations with each other. 5) Analyze the potential of using the information produced by the disciplines of architecture and literature for each other.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
-
COURSE DEFINITION
Within the scope of the course, considering the different dimensions that the architectural discourse will get with an interdisciplinary approach, the relationship between literature and the production of space is examined within the different aspects. As an exemplary field of study, Turkish modern literature and architecture in the process starting from the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century; are examined within the framework of their relations with each other and a parallel reading and evaluation is made on the selected examples.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the Course
2nd Week
On Architecture and Literature I: Reading Architecture from Literature, Similarities/Differences on the Production
3rd Week
On Architecture and Literature II: Space and Reading/Writing
4th Week
On Turkish Modern Period Literature: Periods and Transformations in Modern Turkish Literature; relations with Space
5th Week
On Turkish Modern Architecture I: Tracing the Modern Architecture Period in Turkey, Relationships between space and narrative
6th Week
On Turkish Modern Architecture II: Tracing the Modern Architecture Period in Turkey, Relationships between space and narrative
7th Week
MIDTERM
8th Week
First Submission of the Final Assignment and Evaluation (Student Presentations I)
9th Week
First Submission of the Final Assignment and Evaluation (Student Presentations II)
10th Week
First Submission of the Final Assignment and Evaluation (Student Presentations III)
11th Week
First Submission of the Final Assignment and Evaluation (Student Presentations IV)
12th Week
First Submission of the Final Assignment and Evaluation (Student Presentations V)
13th Week
First Submission of the Final Assignment and Evaluation (Student Presentations VI)
14th Week
First Submission of the Final Assignment and Evaluation (Student Presentations VII)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Aksoy, Nazan. Kurgulanmış Benlikler: Otobiyografi, Kadın, Cumhuriyet, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2009. Anar, Turgay. Mekandan Taşan Edebiyat: Yeni Türk Edebiyatında Edebiyat Mahfilleri, İstanbul: Kapı Yayınları, 2012. Aslanoğlu, İnci. Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemi Mimarlığı (1923- 1938), İstanbul: Bilge Kültür Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2010. Baki, Elif. Ulusun İnşası ve Resmi Edebiyat Kanonu, İstanbul: Libra Kitap, 2010. Başlı, Şeyda. Osmanlı Romanlarının İmkanları Üzerine: İlk Romanlarda Çok Katmanlı Anlatı Yapısı, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2010. Batur, Afife. A Concise History: Architecture in Turkey during the 20th Century, Chamber of Architects of Turkey, 2005. Batur, Afife. Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyet'e Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, 1985, Vol.4. Baydar, Gülsüm. "Room for a Newlywed Woman: Making Sense of Gender in the Architectural Discourse of Early Republican Turkey", Journal of Architectural Education, Vol. 60, No. 3 (2007), 3-11. Bozdoğan, Sibel&Esra Akcan. Turkey: Modern Architectures in History. London: Reaktion Books, 2012. Bozdoğan, Sibel. Modernism and Nation Building: Turkish Architectural Culture in the Early Republic, University of Washington Press, 2002. Cengizkan, Ali. "Gündelik Hayat ile Edebiyat İlişkisi Üzerine Soruşturma," Varlık, 2000, 2830. 3 Emiroğlu, Öztürk. Türkiye'de Edebiyat Toplulukları, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2008. Enginün, İnci. Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı, İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2010. Enginün, İnci. Yeni Türk Edebiyatı: Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyet'e (1839-1923), İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2013. Fortna, Benjamin, C. (trans. by Mehmet Beşikçi), Geç Osmanlı ve Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemlerinde Okumayı Öğrenmek, İstanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2013. Briganti, Chiara and K. Mezei. Domestic Modernism, The Interwar Novel, and E.H. Young, Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate, 2006. M, Grafe, Christopher & Havik, Klaske & Maaskant Madeleine. "Architecture and Literature: Reflections/Imaginations"; and Christophe van Gerrewey, "Total Absence of Illusion, Unlimited Commitment", in Chistopher Grafe, Klaske Havik and Madeleine Maaskant, eds., OASE 70: Architecture and Literature, Rotterdam, 2006, pp. 3-7; 8-19. Mezei, Kathy and Chiara Briganti. "Reading the House: A Literary Perspective", Signs, Vol. 27, No. 3 (2002), 837-846. Spurr, David. Architecture and Modern Literature, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2012.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
25
Presentation of Article
1
10
Presentation of Case Study
1
25
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
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
1
8
8
Course hours
13
2
26
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
8
8
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)
1
25
25
Term Project Research
1
25
25
Article Presentation
1
2
2
Article
1
4
4
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
6
2
12
Total Workload
113
Total Workload / 30
3,76
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
