Whatever our profession or interests, we are surrounded by texts in our daily lives: newspapers, advertising, instruction manuals and novels, to name only a few. This course introduces the interpretive strategies necessary to be critical readers of the texts we encounter. While the emphasis will be primarily on the written word and the methods of literary criticism, the course may also take up other cultural "texts," in a larger sense, ranging from film and video to fashion and opera. In all cases, the production, reception and use of texts in specific cultural contexts will be given close attention.
Analyzing Text and Context (LIT 212)
2023 Spring
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Literature(LIT)
3
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Sibel Irzık sibeli@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
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Interactive lecture,Workshop,Seminar
Interactive,Learner centered,Communicative,Discussion based learning,Task based learning
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| Programs\Type | Required | Core Elective | Area Elective |
| Cultural Studies | * | ||
| Cultural Studies | * | ||
| Visual Arts and Visual Communications Design | * | ||
| Visual Arts and Visual Communications Design | * |
CONTENT
OBJECTIVE
This course introduces the interpretive strategies necessary to be critical readers of the texts we encounter. While the emphasis will be primarily on the written word and the methods of literary criticism, the course may also take up other cultural "texts," in a larger sense, ranging from film and video to fashion and opera. In all cases, the production, reception and use of texts in specific cultural contexts will be given close attention.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- an appreciation of the complexities of literary language and literary texts and an awareness of the interconnections between literature and its social, political, cultural contexts
- an understanding of the basic skills of literary interpretation and of how different texts can be read in relation to each other
- ability to identify connections between textual analysis and methodologies of cultural analysis used in disciplines such as sociology, visual studies and anthropology
- knowledge of how to apply the methods of textual and cultural analysis to write an academic paper
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 5
2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 5
3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 3
4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 5
5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 4
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the multiple methodologies and interpret different approaches, concepts, and theoretical legacies in the interdisciplinary field of Cultural Studies. 5
2. Identify interconnections of knowledge within and across the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, literature, visual studies, philosophy, and geography. 5
3. Cultivate a critical approach to the study of culture, articulating the relations between culture, power, and history; exploring cultural diversity and socio-cultural change at the local, national and global level; and exploring the corresponding demands for rights and social justice. 5
4. With the use of appropriate technologies, be able to present advanced oral and written evaluations of developments in the realm of cultural production, consumption, and representation. 5
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ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA
| Percentage (%) | |
| Midterm | 30 |
| Assignment | 30 |
| Term-Paper | 30 |
| Participation | 10 |
RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS
| Readings |
Balzac, Honoré de. Sarrasine. 1830. Hard Press, 2006. |