120083 VO Cultural and Regional Studies: American Civilization (2010S)
"Asylum for Mankind" or "Guarding the Golden Door"? American Attitudes toward Immigration
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Diese LVA gilt für das Bachelorstudium nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).
Details
Language: English
Examination dates
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 09.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 16.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 23.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 13.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 20.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 27.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 04.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 11.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 18.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 01.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 08.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 15.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 22.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This lecture course intends to inform about the mostly positive but sometimes (1850s, early 20th century, the present) troubled relationship between the United States and its immigrants. The self-perception that America was "the best poor man's country" and an asylum for the world`s downtrodden masses slowly gave way to nativist impulses of exclusion. During the mid-1960s, the door was opened wide for the first time to immigrants from all continents. This, and the influx of Hispanic immigrants, had a greater impact on American society than any other social or demographic development since colonial times.
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance, written final test.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
To make students familiar with the importance of immigration in American history and with the attitudes of Americans toward their ethnic minorities.
Examination topics
Lecture course (transparencies, PowerPoint presentations)
Reading list
Roger Daniels, Coming to America: A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life, 2nd ed., New York: Harper Perennial, 2002; Roger Daniels, Guarding the Golden Door: American Immigration Policy and Immigrants since 1882, New York: Hill and Wang, 2004. More information on literature will be made available when the class meets for the first time.
Association in the course directory
Diplom 343, UF 344 / BA 612
LI 12-0103, SPCode 403-405, 701 / M10
LI 12-0103, SPCode 403-405, 701 / M10
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