Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Miriam Strube
Veranstaltungsart: Hauptseminar
Orga-Einheit: Anglistik/Amerikanistik
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 50
Voraussetzungen und Empfehlungen:
Kommentar: Wave upon wave of prosperity, accompanied by ever higher levels of production and consumption, nourish the belief that the U.S. capitalist system has found sources of strength and that remaining weaknesses can be easily overcome. However, American intellectual history also shows that there is a long tradition of critique. In this course, we will look at such critiques, from early examples (Thoreau's transcendentalism), to literary texts (i.e. Death of a Salesman) and a movie (Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times), to contemporary movements (such as Occupy). There will be in-class essays. Students have to buy Death of a Salesman.