552.041 (17W) British Culture: History and Society

Wintersemester 2017/18

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First course session
04.10.2017 10:00 - 12:00 HS 7 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENM01002UL
Course title german British Culture: History and Society
Type Lecture
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 151
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 04.10.2017
eLearning Go to Moodle course
University entrance qualification examination Yes
Seniorstudium Liberale Yes

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

After successfully completing this lecture course, students will:

have a basic understanding of the main issues, themes, and topics of British social and cultural history

be familiar with dominant and alternative discourses in and of British history, society, and culture

be able to apply their knowledge of British history, society, and culture in their studies of British literary and media texts

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

The course is designed as a weekly lecture course.

Course content

The course aims to trace the major issues, topics, and themes of the social and cultural history of the British Isles from pre-historic times to the present day. From the Stone Age via Roman, Viking/Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman conquests and settlements, we will study the major fault lines, debates, and developments of and in the British Isles as an important (European and global) nation on the Western edge of the European continent. Given current political developments (a Trump presidency in the USA, the debates surrounding 'Brexit', as well as a resurfacing of nationalist tendencies both in Britain and the EU), the course is also intended to examine British relations to its European and transatlantic partners in historical perspective.

Literature

A comprehensive list of British historiography will be provided during the first session of the course. As an interesting, albeit sometimes problematic, introduction, I recommend:

Simon Shama, A History of Britain (2000-2002), together with the BBC documentary series of the same title, which can be found on YouTube, for example.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Students will take a written exam (multiple choice) at the end of the course.

Examination topic(s)

contents of all lecture sessions

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

grading according to a scale (depending on the overall points to be gained in the final exam, details tba)

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2) part of STEOP (Introductory & Orientation Period)
    • Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory (Compulsory subject)
      • ENM.001 British Culture – History and Society ODER American Culture – History and Society (STEOP) ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.041 British Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory (Compulsory subject)
      • ENM.001 British Culture – History and Society ODER American Culture – History and Society ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.041 British Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage one
      • Subject: Culture Studies (Compulsory subject)
        • Survey of Anglophone Cultures I ( 2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
          • 552.041 British Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3) part of STEOP (Introductory & Orientation Period)
    • Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (Compulsory subject)
      • 1.4 British or American Culture: History and Society ( 0.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.041 British Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3) part of STEOP (Introductory & Orientation Period)
    • Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (ab 11W) (Compulsory subject)
      • Cultures in Context ( 2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 552.041 British Culture: History and Society (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)

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Wintersemester 2019/20
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Wintersemester 2018/19
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Sommersemester 2017
  • 552.041 VO British Culture: History and Society (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)