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Bernard Mandeville's ''Fable of the Bees'' (1714/23) and the development of modern societies | Bernard Mandeville's ''Fable of the Bees'' (1714/23) and the development of modern societies | ||
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Madonna, the Simpsons.... | Madonna, the Simpsons.... | ||
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9/11 | 9/11 | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 2 June 2008
Contents
Winter
| Session | Date | Topic | Reading | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 23, 2007 | Course Outline. | Session 1 | |
| 2 | Oct. 30, 2007 | From Anglo Saxon raids to global Anglophon culture — A brief history of the English speaking world. |
Literature |
Session 2 |
| 3 | Nov. 6, 2007 | Harbingers of freedom, democracy and civil rights? — Political systems in the English speaking world |
Literature | Session 3 |
| 4 | Nov. 13, 2007 | Religion — christianisation, the reformation and modern secular political systems |
Literature | Session 4 |
| 5 | Nov. 20, 2007 | An econmoic history of the English speaking world — From the rise of the British Empire to present day global economics |
Literature | Session 5 |
| 6 | Nov. 27, 2007 | Technology and knowledge — why did the anglophone world become a global pace maker? |
Literature | Session 6 |
| 7 | Dec. 4, 2007 | Media — |
Literature | Session 7 |
| 8 | Dec. 11, 2007 | The Public — From the middle ages to Shakespeare |
Literature | Session 8 |
| 9 | Dec. 18, 2007 | Justice / Alternative Topic — From the restoration to the present. |
Literature | Session 9 |
| 10 | Jan. 8, 2008 | The construct of traditions — A look at exemplary cultural phenomena |
Literature | Session 10 |
| 11 | Jan. 15, 2008 | The construct of traditions — Looking back on this lecture |
Literature | Session 11 |
| 12 | Jan. 22, 2008 | Written Test | Literature | Session 12 |
| 13 | Jan. 29, 2008 | Feedback on Test and Look Ahead | Literature | Session 13 |
| 14 | Feb. 5, 2008 | Topic open — Outlook |
Literature | Session 14 |
Summer
Working with the Past
Bernard Mandeville's Fable of the Bees (1714/23) and the development of modern societies
Working with Contemporary Cultural Artefacts
Madonna, the Simpsons....
Working with Present Debates
9/11
Portfolio Requirements
The Portfolio for the entire module (parts 1 and 2) includes 6 items:
- Portfolio requirements for BM1, Teil 1 -- 3 KP:
- 1 Übungsblatt mit Exzerpt eines primär- und eines Sekundärtexts (unbenotet) -- date due: January 15, 2008
- 1 Written Test (benotet, 40% der Modulnote) -- January 22, 2008.
- Portfolio requirements for BM1, Teil 2 -- 3 KP:
- 3 textanalytische Aufgaben (benotet, 40% der Modulnote) (Week 4, 7, and 10 of term)
Click here for further information about the structure of this course and the portfolio requirements.
Tutorials
The tutorials have their own page at 2008-09 BM2 Tutorials
