Lehre
“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
(L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between, 1953)
North American Studies Course Catalog (Winter Semester 2020/21)
Courses at the History Department: Winter Semester 2020/21
BA PROGRAM
Basic Module
UNA A, Ulla Haselstein, Sebastian Jobs, Martin Lüthe, Fridays, 10:00-12:00; 14:00-16:00
UNA A Tutorium, Ulla Haselstein, Sebastian Jobs, Martin Lüthe, Wednesdays, 14:00-16:00; 16:00-18:00
Lecture Series
Coping with Fear: Disasters and Disease in North America, Jessica Gienow-Hecht and Ulla Haselstein, Wednesdays, 18:00-20:00 - Schedule
Orientation Module
The American and Other Revolutions in World History, Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Mondays, 16:00-18:00
Module A: History of North America to 1865
On Care Work: Black Midwifery and a History of Science, 1619 to 1877, Helen Gibson, Wednesdays, 12:00-14:00
The Rise and Fall of the Common Man, Michaela Hampf, Thursdays, 14:00-16:00
Module B: History of North America since 1865
An Introduction to Populism in the United States, Robert Benson, Mondays, 10:00-12:00
Colloquium
BA Colloquium History, Economics, Pol. Sciences & Sociology, David Bosold, Fridays, 10:00-12:00
MA PROGRAM
Colloquium
MA Colloquium History, Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Mondays, 18:00-20:00
Module A - North American History in the World
Transatlantic Slave Trade, Sebastian Jobs, Mondays, 10:00-12:00
Covid-19, Dust Bowl, and Katrina: Historical & Sociological Perspectives on Disasters and Human Responses, Jessica Gienow-Hecht and Harald Wenzel, Wednesdays, 10:00-12:00
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Disciplinary Methods in the Study of History, Sebastian Jobs, Tuesdays, 10:00-12:00
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In the context of the Bachelor’s Program in North American Studies, the Department offers the following modules:
- Modul A: North American history, to 1865
- Modul B: North American history, since 1865
Watch an informational video on history at the John-F.-Kennedy Institute here.
All B.A. students are required to take Understanding North America (UNA) as part of their studies. UNA is offered as follows:
Semester |
Course |
Winter |
UNA A (History, Culture, Literature) |
Summer |
UNA B (Politics, Economics, Sociology) |
B.A. students who study North American Studies may choose history as their major focus 1 (Schwerpunktdisziplin 1/Hauptstudienschwerpunkt) or major focus 2.
Semester |
Modul |
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Winter |
Vertiefungsmodul A |
Seminar |
North American History to 1865 |
Winter |
Orientierungsmodul |
Proseminar |
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Summer |
Orientierungsmodul |
Seminar |
|
Summer |
Vertiefungsmodul B |
Seminar |
North American History since 1865 |
In the context of the Master’s Program North American Studies, the Department offers the following modules:
- Modul A: North American History in the World
- Modul B: North American History to 1865
- Modul C: North American History since 1865
Semester |
Modul A North American History in the World |
Modul B North American History to 1865 |
Modul C North American History since 1865 |
Winter |
Hauptseminar + Seminar |
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Summer |
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Hauptseminar + Seminar |
Hauptseminar + Seminar |
In the context of the Ph. D. program of the Graduate School of North American Studies, the department offers the following courses:
Semester |
Course A |
Course B |
Winter |
Disciplinary Methods in the Study of History |
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Summer |
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Advanced Disciplinary Theory and Methods in the Study of History |