| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- will be able to discuss the ways in which race and gender are represented in Southern writing,
- will be able to examine the impact of slavery and the legacy of the Civil War on the Southern cultural consciousness,
- will be able to discuss religious elements in Southern writing.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | The course will explore the literature of the South, which will be treated not as a geographical region but as a complex site where various cultural, historical, and psychological conflicts converge. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
The Historical Background, the Civil War and Its Aftermath |
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2nd Week |
Issues of Race, the Black Culture and the Creoles |
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3rd Week |
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha |
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4th Week |
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha |
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5th Week |
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha |
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6th Week |
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha |
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7th Week |
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha |
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8th Week |
The Women Writers |
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9th Week |
The Women Writers |
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10th Week |
The Women Writers |
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11th Week |
Contemporary Southern Literature |
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12th Week |
Contemporary Southern Literature |
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13th Week |
Contemporary Southern Literature |
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14th Week |
Contemporary Southern Literature |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Basset, John E., ed. Defining Southern Literature: Perspectives and Assessments, 1831-1952. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 1997.
Rubin, Louis Decimus, ed. The American South: Portrait of a Culture. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1980.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Project |
2 |
50 |
| Attendance |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
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| Project |
2 |
55 |
110 |
| Weekly Articles and Resource Research |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Total Work Load | 305 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.16 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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