At the end of this course, the students; 1) Express a familiarity with American cultures, histories, literatures, and institutions. 2) Place American texts, cultural artifacts, and intellectual debates within an historical context. 3) Reflect upon and engage in intellectual debate and argumentation, coming to respect different opinions in the process.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
This course is designed to appreciate the American intellectual tradition from the early 17th century to the mid 19th century, and to investigate how a variety of intellectuals interpreted, analyzed, critiqued, and contributed to major events in early American history. The course covers such major topics as Puritanism, Republicanism, Liberalism, Evangelicalism, Transcendentalism, Abolitionism, Nationalism, and Sectionalism.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the Course
2nd Week
INTELLECTUALS AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
3rd Week
INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT1
4th Week
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT
5th Week
REPUBLICANISM, RESISTANCE, INDEPENDENCE, AMERICAN REVOLUTION
6th Week
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
7th Week
TRANCENDENTALIST MANIFESTOS I
8th Week
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
9th Week
TRANCENDENTALIST MANIFESTOS II
10th Week
THE STATE OF AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
11th Week
THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT
12th Week
SLAVERY AND ABOLITIONISM
13th Week
NATIONALISM AND CIVIL WAR
14th Week
REVISION
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
John Kingdon, American the Unusual (New York: St. Martin?s/Worth, 1999) Jeffery D. Sachs, A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism (New York: Columbia University Press, 2018) Stephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth, America Abroad: The United States' Global Role in the 21st Century, 2016, Oxford University Press
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
20
Assignment
2
10
Quiz
3
10
Project
1
20
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
3
2
6
Individual or group work
14
3
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
8
8
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
5
5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
5
5
Homework
1
5
5
Project
1
5
5
Total Workload
120
Total Workload / 30
4
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
