AFRICAN LITERATURE

TDE414

Course Code: TDE414
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Leyla Burcu Dündar

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn about the history of the African continent.
Comprehend the relation between colonialism and literature.
Become acquainted with major authors of African literature.
Read important texts of African literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

African literature has a rich oral tradition, and is characterised by linguistic and literary pluralism. Therefore, it resists the ready-made classifications of the Western canon. This course aims to challenge the concept of world literature, as well as destabilising and shifting its centre. In this context, major texts of African literature are examined by considering their historical and social backgrounds, and emphasising their cultural and linguistic difference.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The invisible continent: Africa
2^nd Week	Emergence of the African discourse
3^rd Week	Traces of colonialism: Postcolonial literature
4^th Week	Reading African literature
5^th Week	The face of the coloniser: Hailu
6^th Week	Defying the literary canon: Achebe
7^th Week	The lasting hostility: Thiong'o
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Tragedy of tradition: Soyinka
10^th Week	State violence: Mahfouz
11^th Week	Questioning the patriarchy: Ba
12^th Week	Waiting for the barbarians: Coetzee
13^th Week	The end of the apartheid: Gordimer
14^th Week	The dream of paradise: Gurnah
15^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

Akçay, Ahmet Sait. Modern Afrika Edebiyatı: Dönemler, Temalar, Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2021.
Hece Dergisi, Afrika Özel Sayısı 246-247-248 (2017). [2 cilt]
Kerr, Gordon. Kısa Afrika Tarihi. Çev. Mihriban Doğan. İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2021.
Mbembe, Achille. Postkoloni Üzerine. Çev. Merve Yalçın ve Mesut Yalçın. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2021.
Soyinka, Wole. Afrika'ya Dair. Çev. Merve Yalçın. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2018.
Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. Öze Dönüş: Afrika'yı Görünür Kılmak. Çev. Seda Ağar.İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2021.
Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. Zihni Sömürgeden Azad: Afrika Edebiyatında Dil Politikası. Çev. Şebnem Nantu. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2017.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Lecture
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	1	10
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	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	15	2	30
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	12	12
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	10	10
Presentation (including preperation)	1	5	5
Total Work Load			124
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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