Lehrende/r: Univ. Prof. Dr. Winfried Herget
Veranstaltungsart: Vorlesung
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Lec:Am.Literature 4
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -
Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte www.info.jogustine.uni-mainz.de/senatsrichtlinie
Inhalt: The lecture course will explore American travelogs and travel fiction. We will explore why Americans left home to experience a world different from theirs, where they went, and how they related their perceptions. Aspects of intercultural encounters, the “grand tour”, mass tourism as well as self-finding trips will be treated. We will also briefly look at the way Americans have been viewed by other nationals and typified as “ugly American”, provincial patriots, busy-body Yankees, etc. Each lecture will be followed by an optional discussion section (Gesprächskreis), which will further explore the topics addressed, taking a closer look at selected texts, which, for instance, deal with Americans on the Rhine, Americans seeking ultimate alterity in Italy and the Orient, learning about joie de vivre in Paris, the Côte d'Azur or in Mexico.
Empfohlene Literatur: Transparencies, audiofiles, and texts will be provided in Reader Plus
Zusätzliche Informationen: Regular attendance of the lectures and the discussion sections may earn credit for Culture Studies III / IV.
