AJ4_SDUS United States History Seminar

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Doležel, CSc.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( AJ4_DUSA History of the United States )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is a survey course of American History from pre-Columbian times to the present day. Its aim is to serve as an introduction and foundation for further studies in American culture and literature. The lecture will deal with American History chronogically while the seminar will try to put into context and "make sense" of that history, concentrating on issues such as constitutional freedoms, slavery, the West, immigration, etc., and show their effect on modern America.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Geography 3. The Character of Americans 4. Immigration and the West 5. Slavery and its legacy 1 6. Slavery and its legacy 2 7. Movement, mobility and family 8. Basic freedoms1 9. Basic freedoms 2 10. Multi culturalism 1 11. Multi culturalism 2
Literature
  • Gorn, Elliot, et.al., Constructing the American Past, Harper-Collins, 1995
  • Marcus, Robert and Bruner, David, America Firsthand, St. Martin´s Press, 1989
  • Davis, Allen and Woodman, Harold, eds., Conflict and Consensus, D.C. Heath, 1980
  • We the people :the citizen and the constitution. Edited by Duane E. Smith. Calabasas: Center for Civic Education, 1995, xi, 282 s. ISBN 0-89818-177-1. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Typ výuky: přednáška
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001.
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