General description

Introductory courses on North American histories, including some treatment of transatlantic perspective.

Learning outcomes

The aim is to situate both the continents in a global context as companions and rivals.

Contents

Introductory courses or a book exam on North American histories, including some treatment of transatlantic perspective

Teaching methods

Courses advertised in the North American Studies teaching schedule or a book exam.

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Choose one of the following subfields: a) Social, Economic, and Environmental History (3 ECTS) Choose two of the following: William Cronon (ed.), Rethinking the Human Place in Nature (1996) M.H. Watkins, H.M. Grant, Canadian Economic History: Classic and Contemporary Approaches (1999) James O. Horton, Hard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America (2001) b) Cultural and Intellectual History (3 ECTS) Choose two of the following: Michael Kammen, American Culture, American Tastes: Social Change in the Twentieth Century (2000) Hall, Peter - Pfeiffer, Ulrich Urban future 21: a global agenda for twenty-first century cities (2000) Thomas Hughes, American Genesis: A Century of Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970 (1990) c) Political and International History (3 ECTS) Choose two of the following: Byron Shafer and Anthony Badger (eds.), Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000 (2001) Gordon Martel (ed.), American Foreign Relations Reconsidered (1994) Jussi Hanhimäki, Scandinavia and the United States: An Insecure Friendship (1997) Kaplan, Lawrence NATO and the United States: the enduring alliance (1994) Lundestad, Geir Empire by integration: the United States and European integration, 1945-1997 (1998)

Further information

For a book exam on North American Histories please see the departmental exam dates of the Department of History.