Sumários

The American Revolution (continued)

7 Março 2018, 18:00 • Edgardo António Medeiros da Silva

The American political system: the separation of powers, the checks and balances, and the legislative process.
The Articles of Confederarion (1781) and the Constitution (1787) close examined.

The American Revolution (introduction)

5 Março 2018, 18:00 • Edgardo António Medeiros da Silva

The spirit of revolution: founding texts and Founding Fathers.Scottish "Common Sense" and "Natural Rights".
Analysis and discussion of Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776) and the Declaration of Independence (1776).

American Exceptionalism and Mission (completed)

28 Fevereiro 2018, 18:00 • Edgardo António Medeiros da Silva

Pre-Revolutionary America: patriots vs. loyallists.

The myth of America and the dream.
The American as a "new man".
Close reading and commentary of J. Hector St John de Crèvecoeur's "What Is an American?", in Letters from an American Farmer (1781).

American Exceptionalism and Mission (continued)

26 Fevereiro 2018, 18:00 • Edgardo António Medeiros da Silva

Puritan New England from the foundation to the Great Awakening.
The rhetorical form of the Puritan jeremiads.
Analysis and discussion of John Winthrop's "A Modell of Christian Charity (1630).

American Exceptionalism and Mission (introduction)

21 Fevereiro 2018, 18:00 • Edgardo António Medeiros da Silva

Cultural geography of the USA: an overview.
Puritan New England: the concept of "chosenness" and mission.
Analysis and discussion of "The Mayflower Compact" (1620).