| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Trace the historical trajectories and ideological underpinnings of major social movements in American history.
- Critically evaluate how these movements have contributed to societal change, shaping policies and cultural norms.
- Assess the effectiveness of various strategies employed by social movements and their enduring legacies in the United States.
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Course Description | This course explores the progressive and/or reactionary social movements in the United States from the colonial period to the present day. It explores pivotal movements such as Civil Disobedience, the Anti-Slavery Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the Women's Movement, the Anti-War campaigns, the Agrarian Movement, the Peace Movement, and the Suffrage Movement. The students also analyze the evolution of dissenting voices and their impact on American society. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction |
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2nd Week |
The Protestant (Puritan) Dissent Rhetoric |
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3rd Week |
The Making of the American Revolution: The Political and Philosophical Rhetoric of the Enlightenment IN-CLASS WRITING 1 |
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4th Week |
Making a Transatlantic Social Movement: Antislavery-Abolition and Pro-Slavery IN-CLASS WRITING 2 |
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5th Week |
Workers of the World Unite!: Gilded Age IN-CLASS WRITING 3 |
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6th Week |
Progressives and Radicals IN-CLASS WRITING 4 |
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7th Week |
Making the World Safe for Democracy: World War I and Women?s Rights and Suffrage Movement IN-CLASS WRITING 5 |
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8th Week |
MIDTERM EXAMINATION |
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9th Week |
The Good War?: World War II IN-CLASS WRITING 6 |
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10th Week |
Dissent in an Age of Conformity: 1950s IN-CLASS WRITING 7 |
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11th Week |
Civil Rights: An American Revolution and Civil Rights Movement and Women?s Rights Movement IN-CLASS WRITING 8 |
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12th Week |
Make Love, Not War - Anti-War Movement IN-CLASS WRITING 9 |
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13th Week |
A New Age of Dissent IN-CLASS WRITING 10 |
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14th Week |
Revision |
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15th Week |
Revision |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Foner, Eric, Give Me Liberty! An American History, Volume 1, 4th Edition, New York: W. W. Norton Co. 2014.
Foner, Eric, Give Me Liberty! An American History, Volume 2, 3rd Edition, New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 2010.
Young, Ralph. Dissent: The History of an American Idea, New York University Press, 2015 |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
25 |
| Assignment |
10 |
35 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
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Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
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| Preparation for Final exam |
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| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
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| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 0 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 0 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | - |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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