POSTMODERNISM PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
TDE431	POSTMODERNISM	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Prof. EMİNE AKÇADAĞ ALAGÖZ
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to enable students to comprehend postmodernism and postmodern literary theory with all their aspects, learn the development of postmodernism in Turkish literature, recognize postmodernist writers, and develop their skills in evaluating a postmodern work literary and scientifically on the concept of modernism.
Contents of the Course Unit:	In this course, starting from modernism, we will discuss the birth and development of postmodernism within social, cultural, and economic conditions. The texts of the postmodernist authors of Turkish literature will be read and analyzed, and thus, we will learn the terms and concepts related to postmodern literary theory.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Recognize how the concept of postmodern art emerged in the world and Turkish culture.
Explain how postmodernist elements are seen in architecture, painting, cinema, literature.
Order features include metafiction, intertextual relationship, faint thematic structure, fragmented/discontinuous/disconnected characteristic, achronological quality, grotesque, stream of consciousness, camera eye, hypertextual design, which are among the dominant features of postmodern texts.
Explains the features such as parody, pastiche, allusion, sarcastic transformation, collage, montage, which are among the types of intertextual relations.
As a result of this course, students will be able to study today's branches of art and especially postmodern art; they know that the fact that they have passed from Newtonian physics to Einstein's physics is the main factor. Naturally, therefore, they study postmodern texts, postmodern scripts, and other postmodern artworks.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Literature Review, Reading the Material Assigned	Modernism. Transition from Modernism to Postmodernism. What is the difference between Newtonian physics and Einsteinian physics, and what is the impact of Einsteinian physics on postmodern art?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
2	Literature Review, Reading the Material Assigned	How did postmodern art/theory begin in world culture and art?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
3	Literature Review, Reading the Material Assigned	How did postmodern literary theory begin in Turkish literature and culture?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
4	Literature Review, Reading the Material Assigned	How did postmodern literary theory begin in Turkish literature and culture? Who are the pioneers?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
5	Literature Review, Reading the Material Assigned	Are there any postmodernist traces in Oğuz Atay's Korkuyu Beklerken?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
6	Literature review, Interactive presentation	Postmodernist traces in Oğuz Atay's Tutunamayanlar	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
7	Literature review, Interactive presentation	To understand what the metafictional feature is through postmodernist novels	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Literature review, Interactive presentation	In what ways does metafictional text writing take place? Explanation with examples.	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
10	Literature Review, Reading the Material Assigned	What is intertextuality? What is intertextual relationship theory? Are "intertextuality" and "intertextuality theory" the same thing?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
11	Literature review, Interactive presentation	Types of intertextual relations: Do we know what terms such as parody, pastiche, collage, montage, allusion, sarcastic transformation are?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
12	Literature review, Interactive presentation	Hypertextual design, grotesque.	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
13	Literature review, Interactive presentation	What is the difference between stream of consciousness and inner monologue, how to analyze fragmented/discontinuous/broken text?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
14	Literature review, Interactive presentation	What are the effects of postmodern art on scenario/cinema and architecture?	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
15	Literature review, Interactive presentation	Studies on intertextuality and metafiction, reading sample texts: Latife Tekin - Unutma Bahçesi, Orhan Pamuk - Benim Adım Kırmızı, Hasan Ali Toptaş - Kuşlar Yasına Gider.	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Atay, O. (2016), Tutunamayanlar, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Yayınları.
Tekin, L. (2002), Muinar, Ankara: İletişim Yayınları.
Pamuk, O. (2010), Benim Adım Kırmızı, İstanbul: Can Yayınları.
Atay, O. ( 2016), Babama Mektup, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Kafka, F. (2014) Babaya Mektup, İstanbul: Can Yayınları.
Dostoyevski, F. (2012), İnsancıklar, İstanbul: Can Yayınları.
Atik, Ş. (2012), Türk Edebiyatında Postmodernist Süreç ve Latife Tekin, Bilge Kültür Sanat Yayınları.
Yürek, H. (2012), Mehmet Eroğlu’nun Eserleri Üzerine İncelemeler, İthaki Yayınları.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
2	Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.
3	List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.
2	Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.
3	Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.
2	Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.
3	Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.
2	Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.
2	Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.
3	Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	11	2	22
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	4	10	40
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	3	6	18
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	34	0	124