American Landscapes and Memory

leng1125  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

American Landscapes and Memory
5.00 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Language
English
Prerequisites
Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages 
Main themes
This course provides an overview of American landscapes and  their memorial content related to: 
  1. Material realities and American monument culture; 
  2. political and social organisation (governments); 
  3. moral realities and societal values; 
  4. cultural, artistic, philosophical and religious debates; 
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Follow and understand lectures in English 
 
2 Debate questions and issues related to contemporary American culture and history 
 
3 Critically analyse cultural expressions and representations (memorials, films, literary excerpts, artistic productions, series, etc.) 
 
This learning unit contributes to the development and command of the following skills and learning outcomes of the ELAL programmes: 2.6, 4.3, 5.6, 6.6  
 
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Minor in English Studies (only available for reenrolment and ELAL Bachelor transitional programmes)

Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English

Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Minor in Literary Studies

Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Minor "Decentering History: Subalternities and postcolonial Studies"