Universität Wien

340320 PS Cultural Competence: English (2011W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

Civil War to Civil Rights: Gender and Race in America from the mid 19th Century to the mid20th described by artists and art as well as authors and individuals.
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. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 10.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 17.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 24.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 31.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 14.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 21.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 05.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 12.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 09.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 16.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 23.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Monday 30.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will follow major changes in public opinion and the visual in African American trends. Were there African American Artists working at this time? Who were they? What about women? How did America attitudes change? We will concentrate on the visual as well as texts from the period.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be made through class participation, group work, presentation and final exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will gain an understanding of the civil war and the civil rights movement. They will understand changing American attitudes. Students will learn about artists and artwork in the United States giving a more rounded idea of what America is about. Students will learn new vocabulary and expressions connected with Gender and Race. Students will learn to express the new ideas gleaned during class.

Examination topics

Artwork will be shown and discussed. New ideas will be presented. Students will work in groups and present their ideas.

Reading list

Reading material will be put on Moodle each week. Students will make lists of new expressions and these will be discussed in class the following week.

Association in the course directory

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