| Jody Skinner | Introduction to Anglo-American
Studies lecture (M3.1) SoSe 2011 |
| the reading selections are from my book Anglo-American Cultural Studies (ACS) | |
| 29 | Apr |
introductions, what would you like?
criteria for evaluating (my) content, area
versus cultural studies? (ACS: p. 1-4, 228) plus a taste of what's
coming up... |
| 6 |
May |
The Where: American and British geography (ACS: p. 6-30 + material available online: Z2 to Z5) |
| 13 | May |
The When: British history (ACS: p. 46-66 + material available online Z10 to Z12) and American history (ACS: p. 31-46, 108-118, 258-259 + material available online Z6 to Z10) |
| 20 |
May |
The ABCs of American and British life (material available online Z13-Z28) |
| 27 | May |
Uniform-ity and Plural-ity: education (ACS: p. 67-86) |
| 3 | June |
Queendom and Republicracy: political life (ACS: p. 87-128) |
| 10 | June |
Who, Where From, and Where To: British minorities and immigration (ACS: p. 121-124, 129-155) plus a discussion about appropriate questions for the oral exam |
| 24 |
June |
US immigration: waves and two islands (ACS: p. 129-155) |
| 1 |
July | US minorities: ethnic and religious (ACS: p. 129-155) |
| 8 |
July | From Greek wedding cakes to royal weddings: religion in the US and UK (ACS: p. 156-183) |
| 15 |
July | From National Parks to Natural Disasters: environmental concerns (ACS: p. 184-200) |
| 22 |
July | Review using examples from previous
lectures for Paper, Waves, and Bytes (material available
online Z29-Z44) and Bread and Circuses (ACS: p. 201-225) an additional special optional session for those who'd like to vote on and approve the questions for the oral from 6 to 8 p.m. in E 011 |
| You'll benefit most from the
lecture if you read the corresponding chapter in Anglo-American
Cultural Studies in advance and then come to the lecture with at
least three
questions taken from the content of the chapter that you'd like to be
asked in an oral exam. After each lecture you'll have the opportunity
of using a questionnaire in OLAT to
anonymously evaluate the lecture,
review the content, and also to submit your favorite questions. You can
also share these
questions in the Question Time section of our OLAT course forum
and / or broach
them with all of us during the lecture. Please use our OLAT forum
to communicate with me and
with your fellow students and to actively influence the lecture from
the first to the last day! In the special Intro AS Lecture folder on OLAT you can find a handout for each lecture with a list of all the sources I used – including the multimedia files – as well as an annotated bibliography of relevant book and electronic resources. After attending this lecture and the seminar (M3.2), you can register for the Module 3 oral examination and by passing this exam earn your 6 credits (Leistungspunkte) for Module 3. Further details about the Modul 3 Modulprüfung online. Students doing a BA in Kulturwissenschaften can attend this lecture as part of Module 15.3. |
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