552.285 (20S) Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture
Overview
- Lecturer
- LV Nummer Südostverbund ENM03002UL
- Course title german Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture
- Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 3.0
- Registrations 10 (25 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- possible language(s) of the assessment English
- Course begins on 09.03.2020
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
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Remarks (english)
Attendance of first session compulsory!
- Seniorstudium Liberale Yes
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
This course will give students an overview of the historical and cultural relations between the two North American nations, Canada and the US. They will form an understanding how from shared and similar origins, these two settler societies diverged considerably in both political and cultural terms, starting with the American War of Independence. Similarities and differences, commonalities and specificities will be taken into consideration, and students will be familiarized with a body of texts that have dealt with this special but precarious relationship over the centuries.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Reading of both secondary and primary texts and open discussion of these texts in class; presentations on student-selected, relevant texts, including student-moderated Q&A session and plenary analysis of a textual example; PS-paper.
Course content
Canadian and US history; cultural stereotypes; political and cultural relations; relevant cultural artefacts
Literature
Students are required to read Margaret Atwood's Surfacing (1979) as part of this course.
Examination information
Examination methodology
The final grade is an aggregate of...
- 20% Active participation in class: Come prepared, read the required texts, do any additional research if necessary; think critically, and contribute to discussions and analyses.
- 30% Presentation (45min): Introduce a text and analyse it for its representation of Canada-US relationships (30min), do a Q&A (15min), and moderate a plenary, in-depth discussion of one example passage; write-up of the presentation and any issues brought up during the Q&A and the analysis in a short academic paper to be uploaded on Moodle no later than two weeks after the presentation (pdf, 1000 words).
- 50% PS-paper (2000 words): Academic paper presenting an in-depth critique of a text of your choice or a comparative study of several texts regarding Canada-US relations, OR a theoretical argument about historical and/or cultural aspects of that relationship, to be uploaded on Moodle and handed in as printed copy no later than July 12, 2020, 23:55 (pdf, 2000 words).
Examination topic(s)
See above.
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Quantity and quality of task fulfillment; quantity and quality of theoretical literature used; choice of primary text, quality of analysis, and quality of application of theoretical concepts and terminology.
If a student fails one pillar of assessment (participation, presentation, or paper), they fail the entire proseminar!
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
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Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory
(Compulsory subject)
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ENM.003 Topics in American Cultural Studies (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.285 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
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ENM.003 Topics in American Cultural Studies (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
-
Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory
(Compulsory subject)
-
ENM.003 Topics in American Cultural Studies (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.285 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
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ENM.003 Topics in American Cultural Studies (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory
(Compulsory subject)
- Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation)
(SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
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Stage one
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Subject: Culture Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Cultures in Close-Up (
1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 552.285 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Cultures in Close-Up (
1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Culture Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Stage one
- Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation)
(SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
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Stage one
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Subject: Linguistic Basis
(Compulsory subject)
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Cultures in Close-Up B (
1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 552.285 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Cultures in Close-Up B (
1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Linguistic Basis
(Compulsory subject)
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Stage one
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
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Subject: Fachliches Grundstudium Culture
(Compulsory subject)
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6.2 Topics in American Cultural Studies (
0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.285 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen
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6.2 Topics in American Cultural Studies (
0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Fachliches Grundstudium Culture
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
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Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W)
(Compulsory subject)
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Module: Culture (ab 11W)
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Topics in Culture (
2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
- 552.285 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture (2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
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Topics in Culture (
2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
-
Module: Culture (ab 11W)
-
Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W)
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
-
Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium
(Compulsory subject)
-
Module: Culture
-
Topics in Culture Studies (
2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
- 552.285 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The Other America – Canada-US Relations in History and Culture (2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen
-
Topics in Culture Studies (
2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
-
Module: Culture
-
Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium
(Compulsory subject)