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Seminar: Aufbaumodul KuWi I: Indigenous America (ANG.05272.04) - Details
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Course name Seminar: Aufbaumodul KuWi I: Indigenous America (ANG.05272.04)
Course number ANG.05272.04
Semester SoSe 2023
Current number of participants 25
maximum number of participants 30
Home institute Amerikanistik / Literaturwissenschaft
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
SWS 2
ECTS points 5

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Module assignments

Comment/Description

In this seminar, students will engage with Native American history and culture through the lens of different types of media from different time periods, ranging from 19th century newspapers, autobiographical writings, pamphlets, novels, film, and music, to contemporary podcasts.
The examples discussed in class will give insight into the issues of Indigenous America through the eyes of the community. During the seminar, we will discuss primary documents on topics such as reservation life, boarding school experiences, politics, assimilation and citizenship (Reorganization, Termination), social and environmental justice, as well as Indigenous self-determination. The scope of the seminar is to provide students with a broad overview of US American history as Indigenous histories and cultures of self-empowerment. Additionally, students will sharpen their media literacy and critical thinking skills, as well as their ability to approach historical and contemporary documents of Native American history with close reading strategies.

Readings and seminar schedule will be made available via stud.IP in the beginning of the semester.

Studienleistung: Written assignment on one primary source/topic of choice (1000 words)
Modulleistung: Hausarbeit (13-15 pages)

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Aufbaumodul KuWi I".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • This setting is active from 15.03.2023 00:00 to 21.04.2023 00:00.
    Enrolment is allowed for up to 1 courses of the admission set.
  • The enrolment is possible from 15.03.2023, 11:30.
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.
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