Sumários

History / genalogy of American Studies.

19 Fevereiro 2025, 14:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

History / genalogy of American Studies according to John Carlos Rowe, The New American Studies (2002).

Analyisis of topic sentences and keywords in Letter III (What is an American) from Hector St. John Crevecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer (1782).

New beginnings: Americam culture and identity

17 Fevereiro 2025, 14:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Student led discussion of Campbell and Kean's chapter "New beginnings:Americam culture and identity". 

Intertwined with a discussion of the concepts behind the proposals and of the books and films indicated in the text. 

Discussion the introduction to "American Cultural Studies" (Campbell and Kean 2016)

12 Fevereiro 2025, 14:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Student-led discussion of the text by Beatriz Bicudo.

Major keywords and problematic concepts: exceptionality, unity, hybridity, freedom, equality and diversity. 
Scope and development of American Studies.

Presentation and discussion of course program, calendar and evaluation criteria

10 Fevereiro 2025, 14:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Presentation and discussion of course program, calendar and evaluation criteria. 

All these materials were placed on the course Moodle account and can be accessed from there.

Also discussion of the "Objects that Define America" taken from Selected from the Smithsonion’s 101 objects that made America: America in the World https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/101-objects-that-made-america-2254692/
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