TDE525

Literature of the Republic Period

Faculty \ Department
School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
3
6
Elective
Turkish
Prerequisites
-
Programs that can take the course
Turkish Language and Literature Postgraduate Program
Course Description
This course will examine the major developments in Turkish literature from the foundation of the Republic to the present. Major literary movements and fundamental changes in certain genres (especially poetry, drama, short story, novel and criticism) will be examined through texts representing the turning points of 20th century Turkish literature. A critical evaluation of the literary history of the period is also one of the aims of the course.
Textbook and / or References
1. Enginün, İ. (2016). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı. İstanbul: Dergah Yay.
Course Objectives
To understand and examine Turkish literature in the Republican period, to make evaluations based on the novel, story and criticism genres that constitute the building blocks of the period's literature.
Course Outcomes
1. Examines in depth the authors and works of the period by taking literary texts in the field of Turkish Literature of the Republican Period as a basis.
2. Analyzes the texts of this period with new methods and approaches.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Readings within the scope of students' thesis topics
Week 2: Readings within the scope of students' thesis topics - continued
Week 3: Readings within the scope of students' thesis topics - continued
Week 4: Reading and examining stories and novels about the Republican period
Week 5: Reading and examining stories and novels about the Republican period - continued
Week 6: Reading and examining stories and novels about the Republican period - continued
Week 7: Scanning journals about the Republican period
Week 8: Scanning journals about the Republican period - continued
Week 9: Scanning journals about the Republican period - continued
Week 10: Scanning previous academic research, master's and doctoral theses conducted within the scope of the Republican period and writing evaluation articles on the scans
Week 11: Scanning previous academic research, master's and doctoral theses conducted within the scope of the Republican period and writing evaluation articles on the scans - continued
Week 12: Scanning previous academic research, master's and doctoral theses conducted within the scope of the Republican period and writing evaluation articles on the scans - continued
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Mid-term homework 80 %
• Participation 20 %
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Course Outcome
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