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Postcolonial Literature (ELIT 412) Course
Details
Course
Name
Course Term
Code
Postcolonial
Literature
ELIT
412
Lecture Application Lab Credit ECTS
Hours
Hours
Hours
Autumn
3
0
0
Pre-requisite
Course(s)
none
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective Courses
Course Level
Bachelor
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Learning and
Teaching
Strategies
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
3
5
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint the students
with sample works of multicultural British literature
written in the 20th century. The meanings of
colonialism and postcolonialism will be explored by
examining the main themes of postcolonial literary
studies. In the course, seven short stories by
Salman Rushdie, V.S. Naipaul, Kazuo Ishiguro,
Doris Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Naguib
Mahfouz, a novella by V.S. Naipaul and a novel by
Kazuo Ishiguro will be studied successively in detail.
The overall aim of the course is to give students a
solid grasp of the field of postcolonial literary
studies in terms of its defining problems and
themes.
Course Learning
Outcomes
The students who succeeded in this course;
Course Content
Analyses of literary texts related to the field of
colonialism and the following movements of
independence
• learn about colonialism and imperial expansion
• develop an awareness of the outcomes of
colonialism
• acquire knowledge about the post-colonial period
• become familiar with writers from different
cultures
• are able to compare different cultures and their
literary products
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week Subjects
Preparation
1
Introduction to the concepts and
movements of colonialism and
postcolonialism
Empire, The National and the
Postcolonial 1890-1920, Colonial
Period- Basic terms and concepts,
Period of Independence- Terms
and definitions
2
The Prophet's Hair by Salman
Rushdie
East West, p.33-60
3
The Courter by Salman Rushdie
East West, p.173-212
4
One out of Many by V.S. Naipaul
In a Free State, p. 21-58
5
One out of Many by V.S. Naipaul
In a Free State, p. 21-58
6
A Family Supper by Kazuo
Ishiguro
The Art of the Story, p. 338-346
7
The Old Chief Mshlanga by Doris
Lessing
World Masterpieces, p.
2004-2012
8
Midterm
Review
9
Zaabalawi by Naguib Mahfouz
World Masterpieces, p.
1963-1969
10
Death Constant Beyond Love by
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
World Masterpieces, p.
2051-2059
11
In a Free State by V.S. Naipaul
In a Free State, p. 103-238
12
In a Free State by V.S. Naipaul
In a Free State, p. 103-238
13
An Artist of the Floating World by
Kazuo Ishiguro
An Artist of the Floating World
14
An Artist of the Floating World by
Kazuo Ishiguro
An Artist of the Floating World
15
Review
Review
16
Final exam
Review
Sources
Other
Sources:
1. Lawall, Sarah. (Gen. Ed.) The Norton Anthology of World
Masterpieces. Seventh Edition, Volume II. New York: W.W.
Norton & Company,1999
2. Rushdie, Salman. East, West. London: Vintage, 1995.
3. Ishiguro, Kazuo. An Artist of the Floating World. London:
Faber & Faber, 1986.
4. Naipaul, V. S. In a Free State. New York: Harmondsworth,
1984.
Evaluation System
Requirements
Number
Percentage
of Grade
Attendance/Participation
-
-
Laboratory
-
-
Application
-
-
Field Work
-
-
Special Course Internship
-
-
Quizzes/Studio Critics
-
-
Homework Assignments
-
-
Presentation
1
30
Project
-
-
Seminar
-
-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury
1
30
Final Exam/Final Jury
1
40
Total
3
100
Percentage of Semester Work
60
Percentage of Final Work
40
Total
100
Course Category
Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and
Managment Skills
Courses
Transferable Skill
Courses
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and
Program Qualifications
# Program Qualifications / Competencies
Level of Contribution
1
2
3
4
5
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities
Course Hours (Including
Exam Week: 16 x Total
Hours)
Number
Duration
(Hours)
Total
Workload
16
3
48
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Presentation/Seminar
Prepration
1
15
15
Prepration of Midterm
Exams/Midterm Jury
1
24
24
Prepration of Final
Exams/Final Jury
1
30
30
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Project
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Total Workload
159