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Students learn about the origins and development of slavery in North America.

This course examines the origins and development of slavery in North America. It investigates the economic and social origins of North American slavery, the ways in which it changed over time, and the experiences of the enslaved. Major themes include the diverse forms of slavery, the slave trade, slave culture, resistance, manumission, abolitionism, and the legacy and memory of slavery.

Lecture inputs, presentations, group discussions.

Active class participation, student presentations, reading and viewing assignments, term paper

As far as possible, course materials and selected secondary sources will be posted on OLAT.

for the Bachelor Program (612): positive completion of compulsory module 14
for Bachelor Program Lehramt (457): positive completion of compulsory module 16
for the Teacher Training Program (Lehramtsstudium: 344): VO2: Introduction to American Literary Studies

For the Teacher Training Program (Lehramtsstudium: 344): PS2: American Culture.

For students of the BA Teacher Training Program (046) it is strongly recommended to have passed the VU Introduction to American Cultures.

Due to substantial differences in the allocation of ECTS-Credits in various curricula (teacher training program - BA/MA English and American Studies), the requirements for this course vary. Information will be provided by the instructor at the beginning of the course.