Jody Skinner Introduction to Anglo-American Studies lecture (M3.1) (some details subject to change) WiSe 2011/12
the reading selections are from my book Anglo-American Cultural Studies (ACS)
21 Oct Welcome, overview, advice for your exam, tips for getting the most out of our mornings together (ACS: p. 1-4, 228)
28
 Oct
 The Where: American and British geography (ACS: p. 6-30 + material available online: Z2 to Z5)
4
 Nov The When: British history (ACS: p. 46-66 + material available online Z10 to Z12)
11 Nov The When: American history (ACS: p. 31-46, 109-110, 117, 258-259 + material available online Z6 to Z10)
18
 Nov The ABCs of American and British life (material available online Z13-Z28)
25
 Nov
 Uniform-ity and Plural-ity: education (ACS: p. 67-86)
2
 Dec Queendom and Republicracy: political life (ACS: p. 87-107)
9
 Dec Who, Where From, and Where To: British minorities and immigration (ACS: p. 121-130, 144-155) plus a mid-term summary
16
 Dec
 US immigration: waves and two islands (ACS: p. 113-118, 130-144, 154-155)
13
 Jan US minorities: ethnic and religious (ACS: p. 139-144, 154-155, 156-171)
20 Jan From Greek wedding cakes to a Royal wedding: religion in the US and UK (ACS: p. 156-183)
27
 Jan From National Parks to Natural Disasters: environmental concerns (ACS: p. 184-200) with the mountains, lakes, and rivers in Britain promised at the beginning of the course in "The Where" 
3
 Feb Review using examples from previous lectures for Paper, Waves, and Bytes (material available online Z29-Z44) and Bread and Circuses (ACS: p. 201-225)
10 Feb A final review and final vote on appropriate questions for the oral exams
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 that you'd like to be asked in an oral exam taken from the content of the chapter. 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.

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10.XII.2011