 | | | | | Course module | | LET-ETCAMB206 | | Category | | - | | Language of instruction | | English | | Offered by | | Radboud University; Faculty of Arts; English Language and Culture; | | Lecturer(s) | | | | | Academic year | | 2019 | | | Period | | | PER 3-PER 4 | (03/02/2020 to 30/08/2020) |
| | Starting block | | | PER 3 | |
| | Course mode | | | full-time | |
| | Remarks | | Accessible to exchange students. | | Registration using OSIRIS | | Yes | | Course open to students from other faculties | | Yes | | Pre-registration | | No | | Waiting list | | No | | Placement procedure | | - |
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By the end of the course, the student:
- will have a confident understanding of the ideas, ideals, interests and strategies shaping US global politics since 1914;
- will be able to consider the interrelation between a range of actors, including states, politicians, institutions, interstate organizations, non-governmental organizations, and transnational movements;
- can reflect thoughtfully on the ways in which cultural, historical and political approaches to US global politics can be both highly complementary and in tension with one another;
- can move comfortably between theoretical discussions, historical examples, political and cultural analysis in discussing these issues.
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In this course, we will engage the complexities of the ways in which the United States has gone to work in the world since 1898, with an emphasis on the post-WWII period. A central concern of the course will be how political, cultural and historical approaches to world politics are both complementary and in tension with one another. Roughly following a chronological trajectory, the course will combine readings in political history, international relations theory and cultural studies. The course will not only expose students to multiple approaches to political history and international relations – and to relevant disciplines that touch on these – but ask you to develop your own selective, strategic synthesis of these as part of your final research project
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Assumed previous knowledge| Note for exchange students: you cannot take this course if your English proficiency level is not at least C1 (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC or Cambridge). A statement from your home university won't be accepted. |
| | | Required materialsLiterature| Major Problems in American Foreign Relations, Volume 2: Since 1914, 7th edition, International Edition |
| ISBN | : | | 9780495800170 |
| Title | : | | Major Problems in American Foreign Relations, Volume 2: Since 1914, 7th edition, International Edition |
| Author | : | | Dennis Merrill & Thomas G. Patterson |
| Publisher | : | | Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning |
| Literature| Understanding Global Conflict & Cooperation: Intro to Theory & History, Pearson New International Edition, 9th edition |
| ISBN | : | | 9781292023182 |
| Title | : | | Understanding Global Conflict & Cooperation: Intro to Theory & History |
| Author | : | | Joseph S. Nye, Jr. and David A. Welch |
| Publisher | : | | Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2014 |
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Instructional modesLecture| Attendance Mandatory | | Yes |
| Seminar| Attendance Mandatory | | Yes |
GeneralSeminars consisting of brief lectures, active extended discussions, close and critical reading, group work, argumentative writing and multi-media resources.
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TestsParticipation| Test weight | | 20 |
| Test type | | Participation |
| Opportunities | | Block PER 4 |
Minimum grade5,5
| Essay| Test weight | | 40 |
| Test type | | Essay |
| Opportunities | | Block PER 3, Block PER 4 |
Minimum grade5,5
| Paper| Test weight | | 40 |
| Test type | | Project |
| Opportunities | | Block PER 4, Block PER 4 |
Minimum grade5,5
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