TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to discuss the innovations in American short fiction as a literary form in the twentieth century, 2) will be able to analyze American short fiction in the light of narrative theories.
MODE OF DELIVERY	E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course places particular emphasis on the historical, cultural, and literary factors that have combined to make American short fiction a rich site for experimentation in the twentieth century. The course will highlight the structural innovations that have led to a diverse body of output in the short story per se and in related genres such as the short novel/novella and the short story cycle.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Contemporary American Short Fiction 2nd Week 9/11 and Speculative Fiction 3rd Week Late Capitalism and Consumer Culture 4th Week Trauma, Mourning, Melancholia and the Narrative Form 5th Week Revision I: What have we learned so far? A Wrap-Up Session Including Theoretical Readings and Discussions on the American Short Fiction 6th Week The New Sincerity Movement 7th Week Eco-Lit 8th Week The Fantastic 9th Week Displacement 10th Week Memoir, Autofiction, Mini Fiction, Flash Fiction 11th Week Contemporary Chicano/Latino Short Stories 12th Week Revision II: What have we learned so far? A Wrap-Up Session Including Theoretical Readings and Discussions on the American Short Fiction
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Wagner-Martin, L., ed. American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Palgrave, 2020. Peter Boxall. Twenty-First Century Fiction: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2013. O?Gorman Daniel and Robert Eaglestone, eds. The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First Century Literary Fiction. Routledge, 2018.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 3 15 Presentation of Article 5 25 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 3 15 45 Article Presentation 5 10 50 Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 5 70 Total Workload 303 Total Workload / 30 10,1 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No