To know Angloamerican culture - or better cultures - in a deep, critical way, in the light of the new visions emerging in the international arena.

American Studies are in fact experiencing a serious process of redefinition, and this is a challenge to make them become a truly international, transnational, and interdisciplinary area of research and cross-dialogue. Since we are more and more encouraged to include the global as the horizon of thinking and to interact with the so-called mediascapes, the aim of this course is, in particular, to look at the way American Studies can react to and actually (re)define themselves in relation to social sciences, border studies and postcolonial studies, music and film studies.

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To know and be able to discuss social and cultural issues with the proper lexicon and not superficially

To use interdisciplinarity with respect for cultural and gender diversity 

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

films, discussions in class, conferences

Teaching

lectures, group work, individual study through Moodle platform

Attendance

Attendance is recommended but not compulsory. Students are requested to study all materials that will be gradually inserted in Moodle platform

Please bring to class books and other materials you may need

In case you need to communicate with the teacher you must use your institutional account uniurb

Course books

Dallman et al, Approaches to American Cultural Studies – parti che saranno comunicate

Libro vincitore dell’Urbino Press Award – sarà comunicato

Gabriella Morisco, I profeti della terza solitudine – disponibile presso la biblioteca di lingue e la Libreria Moderna

+ materiali didattici inseriti in Moodle

Film:

Canadian Bacon

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Assessment

written exam on a computer (31 question test)

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

individual study through Moodle platform

Attendance

students who do not attend lessons are required to study all material they find in Moodle

Course books

Dallman et al, Approaches to American Cultural Studies – the parts that will be communicated in Moodle

The book winner 2017 of Urbino Press Award – find info in Moodle

Gabriella Morisco, I profeti della terza solitudine – available at our Library and at Libreria Moderna

+ materials in Moodle

Films:

Canadian Bacon

Altar

Assessment

written exam on a computer (31 question test)

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

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