Early America Now
Alexander Starre
Kommentar
The presence of early American culture still looms large in the contemporary United States: from the New York Times “1619 Project” to Disney’s Pocahontas and to the collective myth of the “city upon a hill” in American political rhetoric from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. This course has two objectives: In the first part of the course, we will sample some of the most influential and innovative recent scholarship in cultural, literary, and historical studies that usefully revises and expands earlier accounts of colonial era. In the second part, students will work on a selection of twentieth- and twenty-first century primary sources (television series, films, novels, visual art, speeches, and other media) that explore the present meaning of the distant American past. Final selections for this second part will be made collectively in class. -----
Please note: This M.A.-level seminar ties in closely with Dr. Starre’s lecture course “Discourses and Practices of Colonization and Settlement in North America.” It is recommended to take both courses in conjunction (and thus complete Culture Module A).
Schließen14 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung