Modernism/Postmodernism (CULT 532)

2021 Fall
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Cultural Studies(CULT)
3
10.00
Sibel Irzık sibeli@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Doctoral, Master
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Programs\Type Required Core Elective Area Elective
MA-Conf.Analys.&Resol-Non Thes
MA-Conflict Analys.&Resolution
MA-Cultural Studies *
MA-Cultural Studies-Non Thesis *
MA-European Studies
MA-European Studies-Non Thesis
MA-Political Science
MA-Political Science-Non Thes
MA-Turkish Studies
MA-Turkish Studies-Non Thesis
MA-Visual Arts&Vis. Com Des-NT
MA-Visual Arts&Visual Com Des
MS-Bio. Sci. & Bioeng. LFI
MS-Bio. Sci. & Bioeng. LFI-ENG
MS-Industrial Eng. LFI-ENG
MS-Industrial Engineering LFI
MS-Materials Sci. & Eng. LFI
MS-Materials Sci.&Eng. LFI-ENG
MS-Mechatronics LFI
MS-Mechatronics LFI-ENG
MS-Psychology
MS-Psychology-Non Thesis
PHD-Computer Science and Eng. *
PHD-Experimental Psychology
PHD-Gender Studies
PHD-Management
PHD-Social Psychology
PHDEPSY after UG
PHDMAN after UG
PHDMAN after UG-Finance
PHDMAN after UG-Man. and Org.
PHDMAN after UG-Op.&Sup. Cha.
PHDMAN-Finance Area
PHDMAN-Man. and Org. Area
PHDMAN-Op. & Supp. Chain Area
PHDSPSY after UG

CONTENT

Modernism and postmodernism have been two of the dominant trends of the 20th century in fields ranging from literature to visual culture and beyond. This course will explore some of the debates around modernism and postmodernism through theoretical texts as well as through works which have influenced or have been influenced by the course of these ideas.

LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts and the range of theoretical positions and debates on the nature of modernism and postmodernism,
2. Identify the defining characteristics of modernism and postmodernism in literature and the visual arts,
3. Pose a research question relevant to the issues of modernism and postmodernism, and analyze a specific literary or visual text from the viewpoint of that question.