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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE171

WOMEN'S STUDIES

Course Code
TDE171
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Evaluate the feminist literary theory with a critical approach.
  2. Discuss the theoretical texts about women's literature.
  3. Evaluate the concepts of women's literature from a historical perspective.
  4. Examine selected texts from Turkish literature with feminist reading method.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIn this course, theoretical texts on women's literature will be discussed, concepts on the subject will be examined from a historical perspective, and text samples selected from Turkish literature will be examined with the feminist reading method.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week The act of writing, writer, woman writer, woman sensitivity
2nd Week The act of writing, writer, woman writer, woman sensitivity
3rd Week The phenomenon of women poets and writers in Turkish literature
4th Week Women's studies before Divan literature and in this period
5th Week Women's studies before Divan literature and in this period
6th Week Women's literature in Tanzimat period
7th Week Constitutional Monarchy period; socio-cultural position of women and women writers
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Women's literature in the Republican period
10th Week Women's literature in the Republican period
11th Week Women's literature in the Republican period
12th Week Women theatre and newspaper writers
13th Week Women writers in story and novel
14th Week Women writers in story and novel
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingCumbur, M.-Sayral N. Türk Kadınının Şiiri. Ankara: Kadının Sosyal Hayatını Araştırma ve İnceleme Derneği Yayınları, 1998.
Karaca Tağızade, Nesrin. Edebiyatımızın Kadın Kalemleri. Ankara: Vadi Yayınları, 2006.
Kurultay, Can. Çağdaş Türk Edebiyatında Kadın Yazarlar. İstanbul: Kadın Eserleri Kütüphanesi Yayınları, 1993.
Parla, Jale ve Irzık, Sibel. Kadınlar Dile Düşünce. İstanbul. İletişim Yayınları, 2003.
Sever, Mustafa. Divandan Günümüze Türk Kadın Şairler Antolojisi. İstanbul: Yön Yayınları, 1993.
Tanzimat'tan Günümüze Edebiyatçılar Ansiklopedisi. İstanbul: YKY, 2001.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Project
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
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 Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 25 25
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load124
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.13
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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