This course aims to introduce students to key moments in the social and cultural histories of English-speaking countries. In analyzing selected case studies from early colonial conquest to postcolonialism we will take special interest in cultural encounters and their dynamics of difference and power. A range of texts and artifacts such as scholarly and fictional works, paintings, advertisements, moving pictures and photographs will be examined, employing a choice of influential theoretical and analytical concepts.

The course will run as four groups (A-B-C-D); students have to choose one of them. It is the first part of a two-semester module which will continue in the following summer semester as "Key Moments in the Linguistic History of the English-Speaking World". All primary and secondary texts will be made available for download in Stud. IP.

Please note: The course will take place in the form of asynchronic, weekly study assignments and Stud.IP forum discussions. Occasionally, synchronic meetings will be held in an online conference meeting room

Requirements:
Regular attendance and participation in Stud.IP forum discussions
In-depth knowledge of the reading material
Short group presentation
Five very short papers (mirco papers 250 words) discussing the main ideas of five texts of your choice from our course material

Please note that prior enrollment via Stud. IP is mandatory.

This class will be completely taught online and is open to students who participate in exchange programs. All reading and information material will be made available through the U Bremen teaching and learning platform Stud.IP; hence prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This course seeks to consider key concepts in American cultural studies as they manifest in American cultural history—and as they also impact the current cultural, social, and political moment. American cultural studies has developed a number of key concepts that can be traced within the history of the United States, from its beginning of a European settlement on Indigenous lands, its constitution as a nation-state, the number of inequalities engrained within this constitution, and the struggles of various social movements towards greater emancipation within the dominant system that are still ongoing today. Among those the course will chiefly consider are: white supremacy, settler colonialism and Indigeneity, enslavement and anti-blackness, gender and sexuality, emancipation and liberation. Along with historical sources and contemporary scholarship, we will consider in the course how some of these concepts animate the current moment in US history and how they are reflected in literature and other media.
Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading material, and active class discussion. Reading the assigned texts is mandatory.

This class will be completely taught online and is open to students who participate in exchange programs. All reading and information material will be made available through the U Bremen teaching and learning platform Stud.IP; hence prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This course seeks to consider key concepts in American cultural studies as they manifest in American cultural history—and as they also impact the current cultural, social, and political moment. American cultural studies has developed a number of key concepts that can be traced within the history of the United States, from its beginning of a European settlement on Indigenous lands, its constitution as a nation-state, the number of inequalities engrained within this constitution, and the struggles of various social movements towards greater emancipation within the dominant system that are still ongoing today. Among those the course will chiefly consider are: white supremacy, settler colonialism and Indigeneity, enslavement and anti-blackness, gender and sexuality, emancipation and liberation. Along with historical sources and contemporary scholarship, we will consider in the course how some of these concepts animate the current moment in US history and how they are reflected in literature and other media.
Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading material, and active class discussion. Reading the assigned texts is mandatory.

In this course we will discuss a number of online lectures by influential feminist scholars. We will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP.
Requirements:

• regular attendance and participation in Stud.IP forum discussions
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• group presentation and handout

Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This class will be completely taught online and is open to students who participate in exchange programs. All reading and information material will be made available through the U Bremen teaching and learning platform Stud.IP; hence prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This course seeks to consider key concepts in American cultural studies as they manifest in American cultural history—and as they also impact the current cultural, social, and political moment. American cultural studies has developed a number of key concepts that can be traced within the history of the United States, from its beginning of a European settlement on Indigenous lands, its constitution as a nation-state, the number of inequalities engrained within this constitution, and the struggles of various social movements towards greater emancipation within the dominant system that are still ongoing today. Among those the course will chiefly consider are: white supremacy, settler colonialism and Indigeneity, enslavement and anti-blackness, gender and sexuality, emancipation and liberation. Along with historical sources and contemporary scholarship, we will consider in the course how some of these concepts animate the current moment in US history and how they are reflected in literature and other media.
Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading material, and active class discussion. Reading the assigned texts is mandatory.

This class will be completely taught online and is open to students who participate in exchange programs. All reading and information material will be made available through the U Bremen teaching and learning platform Stud.IP; hence prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This course seeks to consider key concepts in American cultural studies as they manifest in American cultural history—and as they also impact the current cultural, social, and political moment. American cultural studies has developed a number of key concepts that can be traced within the history of the United States, from its beginning of a European settlement on Indigenous lands, its constitution as a nation-state, the number of inequalities engrained within this constitution, and the struggles of various social movements towards greater emancipation within the dominant system that are still ongoing today. Among those the course will chiefly consider are: white supremacy, settler colonialism and Indigeneity, enslavement and anti-blackness, gender and sexuality, emancipation and liberation. Along with historical sources and contemporary scholarship, we will consider in the course how some of these concepts animate the current moment in US history and how they are reflected in literature and other media.
Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading material, and active class discussion. Reading the assigned texts is mandatory.

In this course we will discuss a number of online lectures by influential feminist scholars. We will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP.
Requirements:

• regular attendance and participation in Stud.IP forum discussions
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• group presentation and handout

Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This class will be completely taught online and is open to students who participate in exchange programs. All reading and information material will be made available through the U Bremen teaching and learning platform Stud.IP; hence prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This course seeks to consider key concepts in American cultural studies as they manifest in American cultural history—and as they also impact the current cultural, social, and political moment. American cultural studies has developed a number of key concepts that can be traced within the history of the United States, from its beginning of a European settlement on Indigenous lands, its constitution as a nation-state, the number of inequalities engrained within this constitution, and the struggles of various social movements towards greater emancipation within the dominant system that are still ongoing today. Among those the course will chiefly consider are: white supremacy, settler colonialism and Indigeneity, enslavement and anti-blackness, gender and sexuality, emancipation and liberation. Along with historical sources and contemporary scholarship, we will consider in the course how some of these concepts animate the current moment in US history and how they are reflected in literature and other media.
Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading material, and active class discussion. Reading the assigned texts is mandatory.

In this course we will discuss a number of online lectures by influential feminist scholars. We will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP.
Requirements:

• regular attendance and participation in Stud.IP forum discussions
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• group presentation and handout

Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.