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78035-01 - Research seminar: Turkish Politics in Literature: Selected Readings (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Zeynep Sabanci (zeynep.sabanci@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course examines literary texts in relation to political thought, power relations, and social transformation, with the aim of exploring how politics in Turkey is represented, debated, and reproduced through literature. Through selected works spanning from the late Ottoman period to Republican Turkey, the course demonstrates that literature is not merely a medium that reflects political processes, but also a cultural practice in which political meanings are constructed, negotiated, and critically interrogated. |
| Bibliography | Berna Moran, Türk Romanına Eleştirel Bir Bakış, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 1983. (Semester Aparat-In Maingasse Bibliothek) Adem Palabıyık, “Edebiyat, Hegemonya ve Siyasal İşlevsellik”, Akademik İncelemeler, Cilt: 4, Sayı:1, Yıl: 2009. (Available in ADAM) Jale Parla, Babalar ve Oğullar: Tanzimat Romanının Epistemolojik Temelleri, 7. baskı İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2009. (Semester Aparat-In Maingasse Bibliothek) Nurdan Gürbilek, Kötü Çocuk Türk, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001. (Available in ADAM) Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Yaban, Birikim Yayınları, İstanbul, 1981. (Semester Aparat-In Maingasse Bibliothek) Halide Edip Adıvar, Ateşten Gömlek: Roman, Selim İleri’nin sonsözüyle, 15. basım İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2011. (Semester Aparat-In Maingasse Bibliothek) Ayşe Gül Altınay, The Myth of the Military-Nation: Militarism, Gender, and Education in Turkey, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. (Available in ADAM) Orhan Pamuk, Kar, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. (Available in ADAM) Nurdan Gürbilek, Sessizin Payı, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. (Available in ADAM) |
| Language of instruction | Turkish |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 16.02.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 23.02.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Fasnachtswoche |
| Monday 02.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 09.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 16.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 23.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 30.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 06.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Osterwoche |
| Monday 13.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 20.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 27.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 04.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 11.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 18.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum E005 |
| Monday 25.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 | Pfingsten |
| Modules |
Modul: Themen der Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Vertiefung Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Nahost-Studien |