| 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;
- Examine the thought of major thinkers and writers in the U.S. from 1865 to the present and explore the manner in which this thought can be contextualized within a broader trans-Atlantic tradition.
- Think critically about historical issues and the manner in which they were treated by writers and thinkers in the past.
- Enhance their language skills, especially with regard to their ability to read, write, and speak using the English language.
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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 is designed to appreciate the American intellectual tradition from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the present and to investigate how a variety of intellectuals interpreted, analyzed, critiqued, and contributed to major events in late American history. The topics this course covers are the plight of African Americans and minority groups and their struggle for civil rights, feminist thought and American women?s struggle for equality, industrialization, immigration, multiculturalism, communism, globalization, and war and peace in the world. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Sociology, the Impact of Darwin, and Approaches to Social Issues Readings: W. G. Sumner vs. L. F. Ward |
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2nd Week |
Debates over Gender and Civilizational Progress Readings: C. P. Gilman and Walter Lippmann REVIEW #1 |
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3rd Week |
Race and Ethnicity in Transnational America Readings: WEB Du Bois & Randolph Bourne REVIEW #2 |
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4th Week |
Pragmatism I Readings: Charles Peirce & William James REVIEW #3 |
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5th Week |
Pragmatism II Readings: John Dewey REVIEW #4 |
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6th Week |
The Social Scientist as Cultural Critic Readings: Margaret Mead REVIEW #5 |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Black Public Intellectuals Speak Out! Readings: M. L. King Jr. and Malcolm X REVIEW #6 |
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9th Week |
Feminists Speak Out! Readings: Betty Friedan, Gloria Anzaldua REVIEW #7 |
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10th Week |
Defending the Free Market Readings: Milton Friedman, F. A. HayekREVIEW #8 |
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11th Week |
The Critique of the Free Market Readings: Ha-Joon Chang & Michael Sandel REVIEW #9 |
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12th Week |
Intellectuals and the Cold War Readings: Noam Chomsky & W. W. Rostow REVIEW #10 |
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13th Week |
The Clash of Civilizations Readings: Edward Said, Samuel Huntington |
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14th Week |
Gender and Sexuality Readings: Amia Srinivasan, Gender and Sexuality |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | John Kingdon, American the Unusual (New York: St. Martin's/Worth, 1999)
Jeffery D. Sachs, A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism (New York: Columbia University Press, 2018)
Stephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth, America Abroad: The United States' Global Role in the 21st Century, 2016, Oxford University Press |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
20 |
| Assignment |
2 |
10 |
| Quiz |
3 |
10 |
| Project |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
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 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Homework |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Project |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Total Work Load | 118 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.93 |
| 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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