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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
IDE 530POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective We live at a time when questions of climate justice, global migration flows, and militarised landscapes daily remind us of colonial pasts, and how they shape our world today. The aim of the course is to investigate and understand colonial practices of power and their manifestations in the past and the present. Our world experiences the consequences of colonial conquests and discourses. Therefore, there is a need for critical analysis of the meanings, implications, and consequences of colonialism, so the course will be on critical analysis of the literary texts.
Course Content Representation of colonialism, decolonisation, neo-colonialism, postcolonialism. Third World: Globalisation and Multicultural Readings Imperialism and the making of the Modern World Criticism and theory: current debates Research fields in postcolonial environments Literature and migration Postcolonial travel writing Slavery and slave trade in global contexts Postcolonial studies in comparative literature
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
2Identify and discuss key postcolonial authors and texts in their historical and cultural contexts
1students are given the opportunity to develop advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge about analysis in the social sciences and the humanities, with a focus on colonial and postcolonial studies
3Define and deploy central terms and concepts in postcolonial studies (e.g., nationalism, hybridity, discourse, etc.)
4Read, comprehend, and engage with postcolonial literary criticism
5Apply the basic concepts of ‘Colonialism’, ‘Imperialism’, ‘Postcolonialism’ and ‘Orientalism’, to Cultural Studies and Social and Human Sciences as well as the current international political situation.
6 understand the significance of postcolonial discourse as a way of thinking about cultural production
7Recognise major encounters between Postcolonial Studies and other transdisciplinary world-outlooks,
8Apply the concepts to the current international political situation, as well as to the domestic clashes within ‘Western Democracies’ and ‘Developing Countries
9Recognize the major encounters between Post-/De-colonial Studies and other transdisciplinary world-outlooks, such as Marxism and feminism
10examine the discursive formations, power relations, and social factors in shaping the imperialistic ideologies and their counter ideas by referring to the major colonial and postcolonial concepts

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14798
Mid-terms11414
Final examination11515
Presentation / Seminar Preparation21326
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2023-2024 Spring1REYHAN ÖZER TANİYAN


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
IDE 530 POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2023-2024 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. REYHAN ÖZER TANİYAN rotaniyan@pau.edu.tr İTBF A0112 %
Goals We live at a time when questions of climate justice, global migration flows, and militarised landscapes daily remind us of colonial pasts, and how they shape our world today. The aim of the course is to investigate and understand colonial practices of power and their manifestations in the past and the present. Our world experiences the consequences of colonial conquests and discourses. Therefore, there is a need for critical analysis of the meanings, implications, and consequences of colonialism, so the course will be on critical analysis of the literary texts.
Content Representation of colonialism, decolonisation, neo-colonialism, postcolonialism. Third World: Globalisation and Multicultural Readings Imperialism and the making of the Modern World Criticism and theory: current debates Research fields in postcolonial environments Literature and migration Postcolonial travel writing Slavery and slave trade in global contexts Postcolonial studies in comparative literature
Topics
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes