Courses in registration Registration for obligatory courses - 1st year BA 4219-2021Z-OBOW-BA-1

The course discusses primary texts in their historical context that are crucial for understanding of past and present American society and politics. Each class focuses on a particular theme and a selection of primary sources that have shaped American identity and are still debated by the American public. The secondary sources, including The American Journey history textbook and Sociology textbook provide the information about the context for the primary texts.

Classes are intended to familiarize the participants with valid state of legal protection of intellectual property within the scope indispensable to undertake studies at Polish universities.

“Audiovisual Culture and Media in the United States” is a lecture introducing students to a range of American audiovisual forms. The course is divided into three blocks: the first introduces a range of theoretical concepts and issues crucial for understanding the American audiovisual culture; the second offers an overview of major media forms (film and visual art are not covered since there are separate courses devoted to them in the BA program); and the third examines a number of minor but increasingly important media. While some historical perspectives on these cultural forms will be included, the primary goal is to provide students with a sense of the diversity and specificity of the discussed media as well as familiarize them with their formal, aesthetic, social, and political contexts.

This course seeks to introduce students to the American political system, focusing on the INSTITUTIONS and PRINCIPLES that shape American politics. It will look at the Constitutional frame that creates the political landscape in which American politics takes place. It will also attempt to address the various forces (political, social, and commercial) that compete with each other to influence what the government does.