32110
Lecture
SoSe 23: Capitalism, Sectionalism, and American Nationhood
Frank Kelleter
Comments
This lecture course deals with American culture in the four decades following the Civil War. Topics include: the failure of Reconstruction; Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; the interlocking of progressivism and imperialism; African American activisms; anarchism (Lucy Parsons, Emma Goldman); the emergence of a capitalist-nationalist imaginary; realism and naturalism as literary modes; the “New Woman”; urbanization and turn-of-the-century media transformations. -----
The lecture course serves as “Vorlesung” of Culture-Module B (Kultur der Nationalität und Diversität) in the Master’s degree program. Registration: All participants need to be registered via Blackboard and Campus Management by the first session. If you cannot register online, please contact Prof. Kelleter before the beginning of the term. Requirements and Organization: See Syllabus and Course Description in the “Teaching” section of Prof. Kelleter’s JFKI website or on Blackboard (go to “Kursmaterial”; you may have to click on “open Syllabus here” to download it; if this doesn’t work, try a different browser: students have reported problems with the Chrome browser). Please note that this course is listed as a three-hour “Vorlesung mit integriertem Tutorium.” However, participants will gain credit on the basis of the regular two-hour lecture slot (4-6); attendance of the additional academic hour (“tutorial” with further time for Q&A, 6-7) is optional. First session: April 17. close
12 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2023-04-17 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-04-24 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-05-08 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-05-15 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-05-22 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-06-05 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-06-12 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-06-19 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-06-26 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-07-03 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-07-10 16:00 - 19:00
Mon, 2023-07-17 16:00 - 19:00