| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Explain the key concepts and theoretical approaches to race and ethnicity in America.
- Outline the historical roots of racial and ethnic inequality in American society.
- Discuss race and ethnicity-related themes in both written and oral tasks.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course aims to provide students with the tools to understand the social and historical contexts that have shaped the experience of race and ethnicity in American society. Themes include cultural representation, identity construction, and the interaction of race, gender, and social class. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to the course, overview of the syllabus |
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2nd Week |
African American Literature: Beginnings of Slavery to the end of the Civil War |
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3rd Week |
African American Literature: From the Reconstruction to the end of the Harlem Renaissance |
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4th Week |
Civil Rights Movement and Construction of African American Identities |
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5th Week |
Native American Literature: First Contact to early-Nineteenth century texts |
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6th Week |
Native American Texts in the Nineteenth Century |
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7th Week |
Native American Texts in the Twentieth Century |
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8th Week |
Midterm Examination |
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9th Week |
Early Hispanic American Literature and Myths |
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10th Week |
Hispanic American Literature in the Twentieth Century |
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11th Week |
Labour Day, No Class |
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12th Week |
Asian American Literature until the end of the 19th Century |
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13th Week |
Twentieth Century Asian American Literature |
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14th Week |
Twentieth Century Asian American Literature |
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15th Week |
Wrap-Up and Revision |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Bayor, Ronald. Race and Ethnicity in America: A Concise History. Columbia UP, 2003.
Iceland, John. Race and Ethnicity in America. U of California P, 2017. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
2 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Presentation (including preperation) |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Project |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Total Work Load | 126 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.2 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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