American Studies

About this minor

Everything you need to know about the minor American Studies.

We will read a number of texts in American literature, including Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography, Frederick Douglass’s slave narrative, Walden by Henry David Thoreau and key documents such as the Declaration of Independence.

The courses in the second semester aim to deepen and broaden the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired in the first semester: you can choose to specialize in American history (track 1) or American literature and culture (track 2).

The course descriptions are subject to change.

Track I: American History
Course	EC
From the Pilgrims to the Present: An Introduction to American Studies (Minor/Pre-master)	10
Literature 3A: American Literature, Beginnings to 1865	5
History: North America (minor American Studies)	5
Africans in America: Slavery and Emancipation in the United States	10
Democracy in Action: Radical Cultures and Protest Movements in Modern America	10

Track II: American Literature and Culture
Course	EC
From the Pilgrims to the Present: An Introduction to American Studies (Minor/Pre-master)	10
Literature 3A: American Literature, Beginnings to 1865	5
Literature 4A: American Literature, 1865-1917: The Age of Realism	5
Slavery and Memory in the Black Atlantic	10