| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 190301508104 | ECOLOGY AND LITERATURE | Elective | 4 | 8 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| With its emphasis on the relationship between humans and the natural environment, ecocriticism is a recent form of literary and cultural interpretation. It studies the role of nonhuman nature across media, and interrogates the philosophical and cultural implications of human understanding of and impact on the natural environment and the ways that human interactions with nature (plants, animals, geology, landscapes, air, water) have affected both human and nonhuman life and the environments. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğrt. Üye. Sevda Ayva |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | the students will be able to gain the ability to identify environmental issues, evaluate the social and cultural dimensions of global climate change and other related problems, assess environmental topics within the study of English literature, and interpret ecological concepts from a literary perspective. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Course Contents |
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction to Ecocriticism
Cheryll Glotfelty. “Introduction: Literary Studies in an Age of Environmental Crisis.” The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology. | | | | 2 | Introduction to Ecocriticism
Barry, Peter. “Ecocriticism: Ecocriticism or Green Studies?” Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. | | | | 3 | Some basic concepts in ecological thought. | | | | 4 | Eco-poetry
Analysis of poems from the perspective of ecocriticism | | | | 5 | Shakespeare and Ecocriticism | | | | 6 | An Ecocritical Analysis of Shakespeare's Plays | | | | 7 | Ecological Imperialism
articles about Ecological Imperialism | | | | 8 | An ecological analysis of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. | | | | 9 | Ecocriticism and Animal rights
Articles about the topic | | | | 10 | Reading of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus from the perspective of animal rights movement and ecocriticism | | | | 11 | Anthropocene and literary theory
study of articles about anthropocene and the necessary terms | | | | 12 | The analysis of Liz Jensen'ıs The Rapture | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology. Eds. Cheryll Glotfelty and Harold Fromm.
Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Project Presentation | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 60 | | Writing Paper | 1 | 40 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | English | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Discussion | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Project Preparation | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Project Presentation | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Project Design/Management | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Writing Paper | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Criticising Paper | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| Reading | 4 | 3 | 12 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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