CONTEMPORARY TURKISH LITERATURE

TDE476

Course Code: TDE476
Semester: Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Eighth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Leyla Burcu Dündar

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn the characteristics of post-1980s Turkish litature.
Recognize major authors of contemporary Turkish literature.
Analyze significant works of the period.
Read texts in different literary genres.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Contemporary Turkish literature covers a period that is formed by a rich cultural background and focuses on current literary trends. This course aims to examine the social and cultural background that has transformed Turkish literature from the 1980s to the present. In this framework, prominent authors of contemporary literature are introduced and their works are interpreted in a comparative manner.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Characteristics of post-1980 Turkish literature
2^nd Week	Poetry in the 1980s: Nilgün Marmara, Ahmet Erhan
3^rd Week	Short story in the 1980s: Cemil Kavukçu
4^th Week	Novel in the 1980s: Orhan Pamuk
5^th Week	Novel in the 1980s: Latife Tekin
6^th Week	Poetry in the 1990s: küçük İskender, Birhan Keskin
7^th Week	Short story in the 1990s: Murathan Mungan
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Novel in the 1990s: Metin Kaçan
10^th Week	Novel in the 1990s:İhsan Oktay Anar
11^th Week	Poetry in the 2000s: Didem Madak, Kemal Varol
12^th Week	Short story in the 2000s: Ayfer Tunç
13^th Week	Novel in the 2000s: Aslı Erdoğan
14^th Week	Novel in the 2000s: Aslı Biçen
15^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

Asiltürk, Baki. 1980 Kuşağı: Türk Şiirinin Poetikası. İstanbul: Toroslu Kitaplığı, 2006.
Gürbilek, Nurdan. Vitrinde Yaşamak: 1980'lerin Kültürel İklimi. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 1992.
Korkmaz, Ramazan. (Ed). Yeni Türk Edebiyatı El Kitabı: 1839-2000. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2005.
Moran, Berna. Türk Romanına Eleştirel Bir Bakış 3. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	2	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	3	45
Preparation for Final exam	1	14	14
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	7	7
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	7	14
Total Work Load			127
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.23
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

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