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TDE640 - Türk Edebiyatında Modernizm ve Postmodernizm

Rapor Tarihi: 13.04.2026 11:20

Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Modernism and Postmodernism in Turkish Literature	TDE640	Turkish	Compulsory		3 + 0	3.0	7.5

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Graduate
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi EMEL ARAS
Instructor(s)
Goals	To have knowledge about modernist and postmodernist texts in Turkish Literature.
Course Content

Learning Outcomes

#	Öğrenme Kazanımı
1	Learns the concept and principles of modernism.
2	Learns the concept and principles of postmodernism.
3	Learns the first texts about modernism and postmodernism in Western literature.
4	Learns the emergence of modernism and postmodernism in Turkish Literature.
5	Gains knowledge about texts with modernism and postmodernism characteristics in Turkish Literature.
6	Finds the opportunity to make comparative studies between Turkish Literature and Western literature.
7	Learns how modernism and postmodernism transformed Turkish Literature.

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Concepts of modern/modernism/modernity	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
2. Week	Origins and philosophy of modernism in Western literature	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
3. Week	Origins and philosophy of postmodernism in Western literature (Individualism & Rationality)	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
4. Week	Modernist narrative techniques (stream of consciousness, interior monologue, metafiction, etc.)	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
5. Week	Examples of modernist expression techniques	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
6. Week	Postmodernist narrative techniques (jumping back and forth in time, interrupting the text, etc.)	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
7. Week	Examples of postmodernist narrative techniques	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
8. Week	The first modernist movements in Turkish Literature and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
9. Week	The first modernist movements in Turkish Literature and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
10. Week	Examples of modernism and postmodernism in Turkish Literature after 1970 and Oğuz Atay	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
11. Week	Examples from the novels of Yusuf Atılgan and Bilge Karasu	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
12. Week	Examples of modernism and postmodernism in Turkish Literature after 1980	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
13. Week	Postmodernism in Turkish Literature after 2000 (Sule Gürbüz, Ayhan Geçgin, Murat Menteş, etc.)	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
14. Week	Postmodernism and new trends in Turkish Literature after 2010	Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice

*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies

Program Requirements	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	DK5	DK6	DK7

Recommended Sources

Ders Kitabı veya Notu	Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar	Calinescu, Matei (2017). Modernliğin Beş Yüzü, Çev. Sabri Gürses, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları. Jameson, Fredric (2022). Modernizm İdeolojisi &Edebiyat Yazıları, Çev. Kemal Atakay, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. Armağan, Yalçın (2021). İmkansız Özerklik, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Jameson, Fredric (2022). Postmodernizm ya da Geç Kapitalizmin Kültürel Mantığı, Çev. Cem Gönenç, İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları.