05.866.131 Cultural Studies II - American Studies

Lehrende/r: Vanessa Evans; Dr. Sonja Georgi

Veranstaltungsart: Übung

Anzeige im Stundenplan: 05.866.131

Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Credits: 4,0

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 90

Inhalt:
This course is designed to introduce you to the major cultural, social, and political movements and trends in United States of America from the late nineteenth- to the early twenty-first-century. You will study specific cultural phenomena and political movements in recent American history and learn about their respective ideological underpinnings. Our readings will encompass a variety of textual genres, including speeches, commentaries, presidential addresses as well as historical background materials. We will also discuss sociological and even philosophical positions about contemporary American cultural issues.

 

Empfohlene Literatur:
Historical background information and reading on the U.S. in the twentieth century is taken from The American Yawp, edited by Joseph Locke and Ben Wright: http://www.americanyawp.com.
Weekly primary source readings are available in the handbook posted to Moodle.

Digitale Lehre:
Please note that this course will be taught exclusively through the online platform Moodle. In this asynchronous course, we will work with brief introductions to the topics, study guides and assignments on primary texts, occasional online discussion forums, and links to videos and other online material. Completing these activities in Moodle will count as "active participation."
You will be informed about how and in what format the final exam of this course will take place as soon as the examination office has further information about how to conduct exams in the Summer Term 2020.
Please check your JGU email account regularly for notifications concerning this course as well as general information about courses and exams and use your JGU account for email and online communication.