552.040 (18S) American Culture: History and Society

Sommersemester 2018

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07.03.2018 12:00 - 13:30 HS 10 On Campus
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Lehrende/r
Tutor/in/Innen
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENM01001UL
LV-Titel englisch American Culture: History and Society
LV-Art Vorlesung
Semesterstunde/n 2.0
ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 3.0
Anmeldungen 89
Organisationseinheit
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
LV-Beginn 07.03.2018
eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs
Studienberechtigungsprüfung Ja

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LV-Beschreibung

Intendierte Lernergebnisse

After successfully completing this lecture course, students will:

have a basic understanding of the main issues, themes, and topics of American social and cultural history

be familiar with dominant and alternative discourses in and of American history, society, and culture

be able to apply their knowledge of American history, society, and culture in their studies of American literary and media texts

Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools

The course is designed as a weekly lecture course.

Inhalt/e

The course aims to trace the major issues, topics, and themes of American culture from the colonial period to the present day. We will start out with a closer look at some of the United States’ founding documents and formative myths, and then go on to explore how the nation’s treatment of women and various minority communities has changed over time. In this context, we will pay particular attention to African American and Native American histories as well as to the U.S.’s changing immigration policies. In the second part of the semester, we will turn our attention issues surrounding migration and urbanization, and to the culture and media industries that have shaped American society and politics over time, among them Hollywood film, television, music, sports, and other forms of mass entertainment. Three guest lectures will serve to highlight specific periods and critical issues. Given current political developments, the course will also take time to investigate the U.S. presidency and the nation’s relation to its international partners in a historical perspective.

Literatur

All relevant literature will be made available on Moodle on a weekly basis.

Intendierte Lernergebnisse

After successfully completing this lecture course, students will:

have a basic understanding of the main issues, themes, and topics of American social and cultural history

be familiar with dominant and alternative discourses in and of American history, society, and culture

be able to apply their knowledge of American history, society, and culture in their studies of American literary and media texts

Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools

The course is designed as a weekly lecture course.

Inhalt/e

The course aims to trace the major issues, topics, and themes of American culture from the colonial period to the present day. We will start out with a closer look at some of the United States’ founding documents and formative myths, and then go on to explore how the nation’s treatment of women and various minority communities has changed over time. In this context, we will pay particular attention to African American and Native American histories as well as to the U.S.’s changing immigration policies. In the second part of the semester, we will turn our attention issues surrounding migration and urbanization, and to the culture and media industries that have shaped American society and politics over time, among them Hollywood film, television, music, sports, and other forms of mass entertainment. Three guest lectures will serve to highlight specific periods and critical issues. Given current political developments, the course will also take time to investigate the U.S. presidency and the nation’s relation to its international partners in a historical perspective.

Literatur

All relevant literature will be made available on Moodle on a weekly basis.

Prüfungsinformationen

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Beurteilungsschema

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Position im Curriculum

  • Bachelorstudium Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft (SKZ: 642, Version: 09W.3)
    • Fach: Gebundene Wahlfächer (Wahlfach)
      • Modul: Wahlfachmodul Geschichte
        • Wahlfachmodul Geschichte ( 6.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
          • 552.040 American Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2) Teil der STEOP
    • Fach: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory (Pflichtfach)
      • ENM.001 British Culture – History and Society ODER American Culture – History and Society (STEOP) ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.040 American Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Fach: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory (Pflichtfach)
      • ENM.001 British Culture – History and Society ODER American Culture – History and Society ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.040 American Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Diplom-Lehramtsstudium Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • 1.Abschnitt
      • Fach: Culture Studies (Pflichtfach)
        • Survey of Anglophone Cultures I ( 2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
          • 552.040 American Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelorstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3) Teil der STEOP
    • Fach: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (Pflichtfach)
      • 1.4 British ODER American Culture: History and Society ( 0.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.040 American Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelorstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3) Teil der STEOP
    • Fach: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (ab 11W) (Pflichtfach)
      • Cultures in Context ( 2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 552.040 American Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelorstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Fach: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (Pflichtfach)
      • Cultures in Context ( 2.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 552.040 American Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen

Gleichwertige Lehrveranstaltungen im Sinne der Prüfungsantrittszählung

Sommersemester 2025
  • 552.040 VO STEOP/BA & UF: American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2024
  • 552.040 VO STEOP/BA & UF: American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2023
  • 552.040 VO STEOP/BA & UF: American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2022
  • 552.040 VO American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2021
  • 552.040 VO American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 552.040 VO American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 552.040 VO American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.040 VO American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 552.040 VO American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 552.040 VO American Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)