Course: ING 416 Contemporary British Novel

Section outline

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General

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This course aims to offer a critical exploration of 20th century British fiction through textual and contextual analysis in the light of the selected works published after the 1950s.
- Select activity Prof. Dr. ZEYNEP ZEREN ATAYURT FENGE
  
  Prof. Dr. ZEYNEP ZEREN ATAYURT FENGE URL
- Select activity Ders izlencesi
  
  Ders izlencesi File
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Week 1
Introduction to the course

An overview of the British novel in the aftermath of World War II
- Select activity "Literary Trends and Criticism in Post-War British Fiction"
  
  "Literary Trends and Criticism in Post-War British Fiction" File
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Week 2
Analysis of William Golding's Lord of the Flies (first 4 chapters)
- Select activity "The Law of Dress in Lord of the Flies"
  
  "The Law of Dress in Lord of the Flies" File
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Week 3
Analysis of William Golding's Lord of the Flies (chapters 4-8)
- Select activity "Why isn't it a bunch of girls? Why did you write this about a bunch of boys?"
  
  "Why isn't it a bunch of girls? Why did you write this about a bunch of boys?" URL
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Week 4
Analysis of William Golding's Lord of the Flies (chapters 9-12), and an overall discussion of the novel in relation to its form, style, and content
- Select activity "The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months"
  
  "The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months" URL
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Week 5
Analysis of Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange (Part I)
- Select activity A stylistic study of Burgess's Nadsat
  
  A stylistic study of Burgess's Nadsat URL
- Select activity "‘New Elizabethans’: The Representation of Youth Subcultures in 1950s British Fiction"
  
  "‘New Elizabethans’: The Representation of Youth Subcultures in 1950s British Fiction" File
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Week 6
Analysis of Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange (Part II)
- Select activity Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
  
  Beethoven's Ninth Symphony URL
- Select activity The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
  
  The International Anthony Burgess Foundation URL
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Week 7
Analysis of Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange (Part III), and and an overall discussion of the novel in relation to its form, style, and content
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Week 8
Midterm exam
- Select activity MLA-8th edition
  
  MLA-8th edition URL
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Week 9
Discussion on postmodernist fiction
- Select activity Brian McHale, Postmodernist Fiction
  
  Brian McHale, Postmodernist Fiction URL
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Week 10
Analysis of selected stories by Angela Carter
- Select activity "ANGELA CARTER'DAN BiR "KIRMIZI BAŞLIKSIZ KIZ" ÖYKÜSÜ DÜŞSEL ÇOCUK DUNYALARI DEĞiL SOSYO-POLiTiK YETİŞKİN ÜRÜNLERi: TOPLUMSAL CiNSiYET ROLLERiNi ÖĞRETME ARACI OLARAK MASALLAR"
  
  "ANGELA CARTER'DAN BiR "KIRMIZI BAŞLIKSIZ KIZ" ÖYKÜSÜ DÜŞSEL ÇOCUK DUNYALARI DEĞiL SOSYO-POLiTiK YETİŞKİN ÜRÜNLERi: TOPLUMSAL CiNSiYET ROLLERiNi ÖĞRETME ARACI OLARAK MASALLAR" URL
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Week 11
Analysis of selected stories by Angela Carter within the context of postmodernist fiction
- Select activity "Moonlit Mirrors, Bloody Chambers, and Tender Wolves: Identity and Sexuality in Angela Carter’s “Wolf-Alice”"
  
  "Moonlit Mirrors, Bloody Chambers, and Tender Wolves: Identity and Sexuality in Angela Carter’s “Wolf-Alice”" URL
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Week 12
Analysis of Jeanette Winterson's Sexing the Cherry
- Select activity "Gulliver Revisited: The Horizon of Travel Writing in Jeanette Winterson’s Sexing the Cherry"
  
  "Gulliver Revisited: The Horizon of Travel Writing in Jeanette Winterson’s Sexing the Cherry" URL
- Select activity "Gender in Winterson's Sexing the Cherry"
  
  "Gender in Winterson's Sexing the Cherry" URL
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Week 13
Analysis of Jeanette Winterson's Sexing the Cherry within the context of postmodern fiction
- Select activity "The Taste of Fairy Tale : Consumption as Theme and Textual Strategy in Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson"
  
  "The Taste of Fairy Tale : Consumption as Theme and Textual Strategy in Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson" URL
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Week 14
The growing genre of climate fiction - "The Capsule Found on the Dead Planet" by Margaret Atwood
Revision and discussion
- Select activity "Time Capsule Found on the Dead Planet" by Margaret Atwood
  
  "Time Capsule Found on the Dead Planet" by Margaret Atwood URL