A Revolutionary Culture: Sources of America's Political Imaginary
Frank Kelleter
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This lecture course deals with political aesthetics in the so-called “founding” era of the United States. We will look at documents, debates, and artifacts from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Topics include the emergence and consolidation of a “republican” elite during and after the American Revolution, the cultural work of The Federalist, the French Revolution in America, the parallel appearance of political parties and a national periodical press, the Haitian Revolution, the South and slavery, the impact of the American Revolution on American indigenous cultures, the black enlightenment, early trans-Atlantic feminism, the advent of the novel and its early genres (sentimental novel, Gothic novel, historical novel) as well as other issues. -----
The two-hour lecture course serves as “Vorlesung” of Culture-Module A (Amerikanische Ideengeschichte und Theorien amerikanischer Kultur) in the M.A. program. Attendance of the additional academic hour (“tutorial” with further time for Q&A) is optional. Registration: All participants must be registered via Blackboard and Campus Management before the first session. If you cannot register online or cannot attend the first session, please contact Prof. Kelleter before the beginning of the term. Requirements: See Syllabus and Course Description (on Blackboard). First session: April 15.
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