Universität Wien

070103 SE BA-Seminar (2017W)

Political and Cultural History of the United States of America, 1830-1930

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Students who are registered for this class but are missing the first unit on October 13 unexcused will be automatically signed off from the Seminar.

  • Friday 13.10. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 27.10. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 03.11. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 10.11. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 17.11. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 24.11. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 01.12. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 15.12. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 12.01. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 12.01. 15:15 - 16:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Friday 19.01. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 19.01. 15:15 - 16:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Friday 26.01. 09:00 - 10:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Seminar will introduce students to the rich history of culture and politics in the United States from the 1830s to the 1930s, from Transcendentalist Philosophy to the "New Deal for the Arts". Students are expected to fully participate in classroom discussion. They will select a toppic fr research, they will present their findingsin an oral presentation, and they will submit a written Seminar paper. - NOTICE: During all class-units in which students deliver their oral presentations (from December 15) no electronic devices are permitted in this Seminar; this policy will enable students to fully focus on discussons and debates in class undisturbed. - Further information for this Seminar will be provided on Moodle (access to Moodle opens October 13).

Assessment and permitted materials

Classroom discussions will be held in English, and all assignments, texts and papers will have to be written in English. Grading is based on regular class attendence and the quality of classroom discussion, on the written assignments, on the presentation in class of the Rough Draft of the paper, and on the quality of the final version of the written Seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

After successfully completing this Seminar, students will be familiar with various aspects and of various cultural and political achievements in the history of the American Republic from the Age of Jackson to the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Students will also have acquired a basic knowledge of the historiography for the period in question.

Examination topics

Students will read, study, and comment on articles, texts, and documents dealing wth selected aspects in culture and politics of the United Stes of Amerca. - Based on their own individual research, students will submit a research paper in which they sum up their findings during the process of research for a topic in American Culture and Politics which they selected for themselves.

Reading list

A Bibliography, selected texts and relevant Documents will be provided on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

BA: 9 ECTS
BEd: 8 ECTS

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:30