History of Spanish settlement of St. Augustine/ the Virginia Companies settlement of Jamestown and Plymouth Father up to the outbreak of the civil war.

Representation of the society and culture of initial civilization as presented in Series 1 of the TV series Jamestown and Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

Comparison of the ideologies (and cultural constraints) behind the construction of the USA and Canada and discussion of how these may have contributed to the different socio-cultural developments and current social and political movements in each of these countries. 

Further exploration of Barthes' myth theory - illustration of how Nelson Mandela constructed the concept of South Africa as a Rainbow Nation around South Africa's rugby team - myths - Mandela in the rugby jersey, Francoir Pineaar hosting the world cup and say to Mandela (in his Springbok jersey) "Mr. President, Thank you for what you have done for this country".