This capstone unit will discuss key texts from Politics, History, English, Film Studies, and Music to critically examine the ways the United States has been idealised as exceptional - as democracy, utopia, and empire. Students will study works ranging from de Tocqueville's Democracy in America to the film Birth of a Nation with the aim of developing a critical appreciation of both classic and contemporary debates about American society. The unit will conclude with a discussion of the ways American Studies as a field deals with these long standing debates in innovative and challenging ways.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | United States Studies Centre |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 Senior Credit Points in American Studies including AMST2601 or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Aaron Nyerges, aaron.nyerges@sydney.edu.au |
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