32110
Lecture
WiSe 19/20: A Revolutionary Culture: Sources of America’s Political Imaginary
Frank Kelleter
Comments
This lecture course deals with the sources of a political imaginary in the United States, focusing on 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 political press, the Haitian Revolution, the South and slavery, the impact of the American Revolution on native cultures, the advent of the novel and its early genres (sentimental, Gothic, historical) as well as other issues.
The lecture course serves as “Vorlesung” of Culture-Module A (Amerikanische Ideengeschichte und Theorien amerikanischer Kultur) in the M.A. program. 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: October 15. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2019-10-15 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-10-22 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-10-29 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-11-05 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-11-12 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-11-19 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-11-26 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-12-03 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-12-10 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2019-12-17 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2020-01-07 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2020-01-14 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2020-01-21 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2020-01-28 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2020-02-04 16:00 - 18:00
Tue, 2020-02-11 16:00 - 18:00