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Vietnam as a political analogy

hier Course code: AM7124 or Admin code: OGRA Credits: 10 Educational institute: History, Archaeology and Area Studies Lecturer(s): drs. H.B. Beukenhorst Information: onderwijssecretariaat GARS / Spuistraat 134 kamer 549 / 5253767 Time: App. 2 contact hours per week. Format: Seminar (werkgroep). Max participants 24.

Objectives At the end of this course, students should have a basic knowledge of the causes and consequences of the American Vietnam War. Students should also gain an insight in the main topics of debate amongst scholars and the public.

Contents The Vietnam War stands out as one of the most divisive and conflicting periods in American history. The decisions that led to America’s involvement, the conduct of the war itself and its conflicting legacy spurred intense debate on all levels of society without any real consensus as a result. At home, supporters and critics of the war were at each other’s throat, while Vietnam became the stage of a war of unprecedented destruction and confusion. Fought in a turbulent decade, the war had both a domestic and international impact on the way people viewed America. It highlighted fundamental questions about the way the United States was governed, its morality and its identity. Coming to terms with America’s past in Vietnam proved to be difficult for those who lived through the period, and it remains a controversial topic today. This course will first give a general survey of the main topics and events of the American Vietnam War itself, before turning to a discussion on the various perspectives on the war. Special attention will be given to the mythical connotations Vietnam has obtained in American psyche – the so-called ‘Vietnam Syndrome’ - and its influence on foreign policy in the years after the war. Registration at See timetable (rooster) bachelor Geschiedenis on [http://www.student.uva.nl/fgw_roosters].

Assessment After the first part of the course, there will be a mid-term exam on the survey of the Vietnam War itself (30 %). During the second part, students are required to hand in discussion topics per week, which will be graded (20 %). The course is concluded with a paper (50 %).

Gattungen und Intertextualität I

hier Gattungen und Intertextualität I (5 EC) (level 4)

Dutch Culture and Society II

hier Course code: NE78241, Admin. code: ONLA Credits:5
Educational institute: Neerlandistiek
Lecturer(s): MA C.G. van Beuningen Information: Onderwijssecretariaat Neerlandistiek / Spuistraat 134, kamer 402 / 020 5254563 Format: Lectures, oral student presentations, discussions, and written assignments. Time: 2 hours weekly.

Objectives This short course aims to provide an introduction to Dutch culture and society that will serve as a slightly more advanced basis for further study in the field.

Contents Among the themes that will be discussed are the structure of the society (political system, religion, education, research, mass media, the (de-)pillarisation); demography and spatial planning (the 'Randstad' and the 'Green heart', urban sociology and migration); Dutch social policy (viz. welfare and health care, ethnic minorities and pluriformity); Dutch history, Dutch language, literature and arts; controversial and contemporary ethical-social issues, and Dutch socio-cultural identity. Zie het rooster van de bacheloropleiding Nederlandse taal en cultuur op [http://www.student.uva.nl/fgw_roosters].

Study materials Textbook and additional readings in English. Cost about € 35,-

Assessment || Examinations | Weight | Week || Weekly assignments | 20 course-credits | Weekly || Written comment | 20 course-credits | 13 || Oral presentation | 10 course-credits | End of the semester || Written paper | 50 course-credits | 18|| Pass/fail : For ervery part of the exam (4 in total) course-credits are issued. The student that has earned 55 course-credits or more, has passed the exam.
Herkansingsregeling: The student that has completed all 4 parts of the exam, but still lacks 55 course-credits, will be given the opportunity to rewrite the final paper on the condition that before the end of the semester, a revised version is submitted to the instructor of the course.

Gender and Islam

hier Course code: ISCP104, Admin. code: ISHS Credits: 10 Educational institute: International School for Humanities and Social Sciences Lecturer(s): mw. J.A. McBrien Information: ISHSS Information Desk, Prins Hendrikkade 189-B Format: Lectures, discussions, film viewings, student presentations. Time: 3 hours weekly

Objectivs At the end of the course students have explored critically debates on stereotypes of the oppressiveness of women by the Islam.

Content The position of women in Muslim societies has long been a key turning point around which debates over Islam revolve. For example, one of the most persistent stereotypes is that Islam is oppressive of women. The veil is seen as the symbol par excellence of Islam's backwardness in this reading. This course will take some of these debates as its starting point, exploring them critically in order to understand their validity in reference to specific Muslim societies, as well as their saliency as rhetorical devices. Special attention will be paid to the themes of domination, aesthetics, and violence. A large portion of this class will be devoted to reading and discussing ethnograpies and histories of women in Muslim societies from diverse regions of the world and analyzing how their stories challenge these persistent stereotypes. Aanbevolen voorkennis A background in the social sciences or cultural studies is recommended. ISHSS students can register for this course using their course registration form. More information about this course registration form can be obtained from their programme managers. It is not possible to register for this course through Studieweb or Blackboard

Assessments Participation, weekly assignments, presentation, final paper

US Presidential Elections 2008, hier

Course code: ISCP108, Admin. code: ISHS Credits:5
Educational institute: International School for Humanities and Social Sciences
Lecturer(s): drs. H.M. Beliën Information: ISHSS Information Desk, Prins Hendrikkade 189-B Format: Lectures, oral student presentations, discussions, and written assignments. Time: 2 hours weekly

Objectives The student will be able to explain the process of the presidential election. He or she will be able to differentiate the several levels of political interests (state-national). The student will be able to analyse the different points of view concerning the main topics in the election. He or she shows the ability in differentiating short term and long term explanations for political behaviour. At the end the student will write an essay on a topic he or she likes most after consultation with the lecturer. Contents The International School of the University of Amsterdam will organize a special seminar on aspects of the Presidential Elections in the United States 2008. Besides a BA-seminar there will be a number of public lectures, which will be also part of the seminar. Students who enter this course will participate in 6 seminar meetings (on Tuesdays) and will attend the six public lectures. Seminars and lectures will try to relate the specific elections themes to long-term changes in voting processes and new forms of politics. Lecturers will be historians, political scientists, sociologists and media specialists. Students are required to read a number of articles every week and they will address the week’s topic in small groups according to a schedule. They will hand in resumes of the public lectures and a number of questions for further debate. During the seminars the emphasis is on oral presentations and discussions, at the end of the course every student has to submit an essay on a topic that has been approved of by the teacher.

Format Lectures, seminars and essays.

Study materials first and second chapter of the book The Longest War by George Herring (4th edition) and prepare a 1 page 'qsq-paper'. Qsq means question (q), summary (s), and qoute(q). You should write down two or three questions or discussion-topics from the two chapters you've read, a short summary (max 10 lines, preferably shorter) and a qoute from the text that drew your attention for whatever reason.

Examination date Final essays have to be handed in on May 26th, 2008

Mail vom 18.10.2007

Dear students,

We are very pleased that you choose our university and faculty for your studies next year. We look forward to meeting you in Amsterdam! With this e-mail we want to inform you about the course registration for the 2nd semester of 2007-2008.

Please read the information in this e-mail and on our website below carefully. It is a lot of information but it is important to read it so you can avoid disappointments and surprises later. This information on the website you can find at: www.hum.uva.nl/international, 'News - Courses and Course registration 2007-2008’.

Attached to this e-mail you can find the course registration form and information on the different levels of the courses. We advise you to first read the document 'How to determine your level...' and the information on our website before completing the course registration form. Most students will be required to take the digital Oxford Placement test before they can fill out the course registration form (the digital Oxford Placement is used to test your proficiency in the English language).

The course descriptions are available in the online study. http://studiegids.uva.nl/web/uva/sgs/en/p/951.html

Our deadline for course registration is November 15th! So please do the digital Oxford Placement test (if required) as soon as possible, fill out the course registration form and send it back via e-mail or fax to us.

The courses start February 4rd and it is obligatory to attend the first classes. Please contact us if this is a problem for you. Next week we will send out our acceptance letters and brochure with information on our faculty, Dutch courses and more.

Good luck!

Kind regards,

Team of the International Office

Femke ten Bloemendal, Melle Kromhout, Edmée Moojen and Saskia Aly International Office Faculty of Humanities Universiteit van Amsterdam Spuistraat 210, room 003 1012 VT Amsterdam The Netherlands

Tel: +31 20 525 3094 Fax: +31 20 525 3592 E mail: international-fgw@uva.nl

http://www.hum.uva.nl/international (incoming students) http://www.student.uva.nl/buitenland-fgw (outgoing students)

Inloopspreekuren: ma, di, wo, do 10-12 uur, wo ook 14-16 uur

Course Registration Form

INSTRUCTIONS Determine your level: check out the form ‘How to determine your level and find out which courses you are allowed to sign up for’ and do the Digital Oxford Placement Test if required. Go to [www.hum.uva.nl/international] and read the information on ‘Courses and course registration 2007-2008’. Check out the timetables to make sure that the courses you are interested in do not clash. This form has to be completed before November 15th at the latest. Please note that if you are not registered for courses before your arrival in Amsterdam you cannot take any classes. You may register for courses offered in different streams, as long as they are offered at a level you can take: so don’t sign up for level 3 courses if you can only take level 1 and 2 courses. Some courses are offered in more than one stream. You can sign up for a maximum of two ISHSS courses. Level 3 students studying at the Universiteit van Amsterdam through a university-wide agreement who want to take more than two ISHSS courses, can apply to be transferred to the ISHSS. They must do so on August 1st at the latest. The standard workload per semester is 30 credits. You may register for up to 40 credits. Make sure to list them in order of priority and give alternatives/second choices. Please note that, unfortunately, application for a course does not guarantee placement in a course. Courses may be cancelled or there may be more qualified applicants than available places on a particular course. If you are required to take the digital Oxford Placement test and scored 31 or higher on the test, you have to take a follow-up test after arrival in Amsterdam. You can sign up for the follow-up test on this form. Your performance on the follow-up test will determine whether you are indeed able to participate in level 2 courses offered in English. Your course registration is final: you can drop courses on your course registration list, but cannot add courses that were not on your first course registration list. You can either email or fax us your course registration: * International Office, Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam * Fax: +31-20-525 3592 * E-mail: international-fgw@uva.nl *At the end of January you can find out in which courses you have been placed through our website www.hum.uva.nl/international. We cannot inform you of placement before that time.