This course gives students the critical methods necessary to interpret a variety of social texts. The primary mode of organization is around genre. A unit on poetry will teach students to identify poetic forms and to scan lines; a unit on fiction will address such issues as narrative voice, characterization, and symbolism; a unit on drama will examine the dimensions of staging and performance; a unit on film will teach students to approach texts in two and three dimensions; a unit on music will examine harmony, musical form, and performance; and a unit on nonfiction prose will examine the status of objectivity in source materials. Other major issues concern the distinction between literal and figurative language, terms for literary studies, and the linguistic diversity of the United States. Students will also learn how to develop a bibliography and how to cite sources using established styles.
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| Dönem | Course CPA | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 Fall | 3.10 | 2 sec · 35 öğr |
| 2024-2025 Fall | 3.23 | 2 sec · 54 öğr |
| 2023-2024 Fall | 2.63 | 2 sec · 49 öğr |
| 2022-2023 Fall | 2.66 | 2 sec · 52 öğr |
| 2021-2022 Fall | 2.63 | 2 sec · 59 öğr |
| 2020-2021 Fall | 2.71 | 2 sec · 48 öğr |
| 2019-2020 Fall | 2.48 | 2 sec · 46 öğr |
| 2018-2019 Fall | 2.56 | 2 sec · 44 öğr |
| 2017-2018 Fall | 2.72 | 2 sec · 39 öğr |
| 2016-2017 Fall | 2.63 | 2 sec · 45 öğr |
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More than eight unexcused absences may result in an FZ grade for the course.
Introduction to the course Aspects of North-American Self-Understanding A. The Open Future: Narratives of Progress and Development B. Individualism, Capitalism and Unfettered Markets C. Does North-America Differ from Europe? Critique and the Problem of Historicity A. How is a Critique of our Contemporary Horizon Possible? B. Premodernity, Modernity and Postmodernity C. Naturalization, Historicity and De-naturalization D. Introduction to the Problem of Temporality Static Time, the Ancien Régime and Premodern Self-Formation A. Cyclical Time, Eschatology and Historia Magistra Vitae B. Of Caste and Birth: Hierarchical Social Stratification Transition to Modernity A. From the Fall of Constantinople to Luther’s Reform B. From Colbert’s Forests to De Tocqueville’s American Sailor: The Changing Status of the Future C. The Late 18th Century Opening of the Future The Open Future and Modern Self-Formation A. The Open Future and Upward Mobility B. The Public, the Private and the Notion of Interiority C. The Rise of the Novel and modern aesthetics The Project of the Enlightenment A. Linear Time, Meta-Narratives and Notions of Progress B. Perfectibility as Opposed to Perfectio C. The Self as a Future- Oriented Narrative Review for Mid-term exam and... ...MID-TERM EXAM Reactions to Temporal Divergence and Increased Complexity A. Romanticism and Bildung (self-cultivation) B. The Invention of Tradition and Identity Strategies C. Manifest Destiny and the Meta-Narrative of the Nation Brave New World: A. Adam Smith, Malthus and Ricardo B. Laissez-Faire and Social Darwinism: From Herbert Spencer to W.G. Sumner Brave New World Revisited: Deferred Gratification and the Consolidation of Capitalism Future Orientation and the Bourgeoisie Temporal and Social Repercussions of Laissez-Faire Economics A. Non -Bourgeois Temporalities: les Classes dangeureuses. B. Hidden Stratification and Open Class Conflict C. Temporal Acceleration and Increased Complexity ECTS - Workload Table: Activities Number Hours Workload Individual or group work 14 1 14 Quiz 11 1 11 Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Preparation for Quiz 11 3 33 Presentation (including preparation) 1 10 10 Final exam 1 2 2 Course hours 14 3 42 Total Workload: 149 Total Workload / 30: 149 / 30 4.97 ECTS Credits of the Course: 5 Type of Course: Lecture Teaching Methods: Lecture - Presentations