This course will deal with American History in 3 parts. Part I will be concerned with key developments from the period of European exploration and colonization up through the American Revolution. Part II will examine the process of establishing an American republic, expansion across the continent, and the strains of regional and ideological discord that eventually culminated in the Civil War. Part III will take a thematic approach and attempt to bridge the late 19th and 20th centuries. The topics dealt with will include: 1) race, discrimination, and civil rights; 2) capitalism and its discontents 3) wars: hot and cold 4) women's rights, women's liberation, the 1960s and the aftermath--cultural upheaval, and changing ideas of "family."
You should have finsihed Basic Modules 1-3 before taking this course. It would also be useful to have already done Social and Cultural Studies: North America but that is a suggestion, not an official requirement.
Multiple copies of THESE UNITED STATES: THE QUESTIONS OF OUR PAST by Irwin Unger are available in the library. This textbook will serve as a reference to provide background continuity to the narrative of historical development and to fill in the gaps that cannot be covered in class. Other materials will be distributed to participants. Classroom discussion will NOT merely summarize material in the textbook but will supplement it and provide further context and insights. This means that reading without classroom attendance or vice versa is not by itself sufficient to convey the core content of the course.
Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum |
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Modul | Veranstaltung | Leistungen | |
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23-ANG-AngPM4 Profilmodul 4: Histories | 4.4 American History | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation |
Die verbindlichen Modulbeschreibungen enthalten weitere Informationen, auch zu den "Leistungen" und ihren Anforderungen. Sind mehrere "Leistungsformen" möglich, entscheiden die jeweiligen Lehrenden darüber.
Studiengang/-angebot | Gültigkeit | Variante | Untergliederung | Status | Sem. | LP | |
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Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM5 | Wahlpflicht | 3. 4. 5. | 3 | benotet oder 2 LP mit aktive Teilnahme HS |
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2014) | - | BaAngPM5 | Wahlpflicht | 3. 4. 5. | 3 | benotet oder 2 LP mit aktive Teilnahme HS |
Studieren ab 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
This module (new BA ) is completed by taking part in an oral examination for PM 4 Histories--covering all three courses.
In this course, two classroom written tests will be given-- apporximately in week 4 and week 10 --for the Studienleistung , you are required to demonstrate "a serious effort" to deal with the course material in your responses to these sets of questions. Instead of either test 1 OR test 2, there is the option of submitting a 4-page essay on an assigned topic. A third re-sit test will be offered at the end of the semester for those who need it. Students from the old BA will need to pass (on average) the first two tests for 3 LP and a mark. AT will be awarded under the same conditions as the Studienleistung for the new BA. Old BA students must inform me if they are working for 3 LP in this course after the first week of the semester.
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