| 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 innovations in American short fiction as a literary form in the twentieth century,
- will be able to analyze American short fiction in the light of narrative theories.
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| Mode of Delivery | E-Learning |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | 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. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Contemporary American Short Fiction |
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2nd Week |
9/11 and Speculative Fiction |
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3rd Week |
Late Capitalism and Consumer Culture |
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4th Week |
Trauma, Mourning, Melancholia and the Narrative Form |
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5th Week |
Revision I: What have we learned so far? A Wrap-Up Session Including Theoretical Readings and Discussions on the American Short Fiction |
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6th Week |
The New Sincerity Movement |
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7th Week |
Eco-Lit |
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8th Week |
The Fantastic |
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9th Week |
Displacement |
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10th Week |
Memoir, Autofiction, Mini Fiction, Flash Fiction |
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11th Week |
Contemporary Chicano/Latino Short Stories |
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12th Week |
Revision II: What have we learned so far? A Wrap-Up Session Including Theoretical Readings and Discussions on the American Short Fiction |
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| Recommended 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.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Presentation
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
3 |
15 |
| Presentation of Article |
5 |
25 |
| Total(%) |
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70 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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70 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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30 |
| 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 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| 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 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
3 |
15 |
45 |
| Article Presentation |
5 |
10 |
50 |
| Weekly Articles and Resource Research |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Total Work Load | 303 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.1 |
| 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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