American Studies: Visions, Revisions, Contestations - MA Seminar 3 3301-KAS3DYB

Knowledge:
- Students deepen their knowledge of key approaches to the critical study of American culture and society
- Students identify major schools, research methods, techniques and critical tools in American Studies and Cultural Studies
- Students situate those schools in a larger socio-historical and political context
Expertise:
- Students organize their research project, choose a topic and research problem, formulate questions, decide on a critical approach and key concepts
- Students assess the state of research and select sources relevant for their project
Social Skills
- Students understand the significance of continuous education for personal and professional development
-Students understand the ethical principles of their academic work and apply them in their professional work

In class discussions students acquire skills of expressing their thoughts in a clear, coherent, logical and precise manner, with the use of language which is correct grammatically, lexically and phonetically.

Throughout the semester, students will present their current state of reserach and progress on the MA project.

Grading criteria:
- participation in the seminar (2 absences allowed)
- in-class presentations on the current work, reflecting progress made on the MA project (3-4 times per semester)
- participation in one-on-one conferences to discuss and receive feedback on their writing related to the MA project (at least 3 times per semester)
- the supervisor's approval of Chapter 2 of MA project and the revised/final version of Chapter 1

Failure to attend the seminar and one-on-one conferences (at least 3-4 times per semester) will result in the student not getting credit for the seminar.

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

• Description of 3301-KAS3DYB in USOSweb