FROM LITERATURE TO GEOGRAPHY...
1991/92 Winter Semester Courses in the North American Studies Program at the University of Bonn:
1. Interdisciplinary year-long course (mandatory for freshmen):
Week 1 to 4:
Literature/linguistics
Week 5 to 8: Geography
Week 14 to 16:
Economics/Canada
Week 11 to 13:
Political Science
Week 14 to 16: Sociology
2. Literature and Linguistics:
Slavery in American Literature
and History
US Literature, 1820-60
Short Stories from the Can-
adian Prairie
Hawthorne's Novels
Faulkner's Stories
Vietnam: War and Literature
Texts of the American South's
Politics, History, and
Civilization
Introduction to Linguistics
Use of Spoken American/
Canadian English
Advanced Language Practice
Linguistic Approaches to the
Analysis of American Political
Texts
Variations of American English
Law and Business (Language)
in the US
3. Political Science:
US Politics and Society
The American Presidency
Government and Education
in the US
Public Opinion and Mass
Media in the US
The American Century
4. Religious Studies and Philosophy:
The Conflict between Individ-
ualism and the Longing for
Community in the USA
Recent Theories of Justice
5. Geography:
North America
6. Economics:
Basic Economics with US
Examples
7. Ethnic Studies:
Indians of the North American
Plains
8. Sociology:
Social and Political Conflict in
American Cities
9. Cultural Studies
The '60s
