Books
- Richard J. Evans, In Defence of History (Granta, 1997), Introduction, Chapters 1-8.
Theses: Available online
- Jannike Elmblom Berger. “For people to think of themselves as active citizens:" the creation and revision of the citizenship subject in England, 2011.
- Tenden, Per Aubrey. Male Imitations: A Look at Gender Performance and the Representation of Masculinity in The O.C. MA Thesis, University of Oslo, 2007.
Available online:
Fronter:
- Deborah Kitchen-D?derlein, Writing a Successful Thesis (drafts)
- Excerpts from Cornelis A. Van Minnen and Sylvia L. Hilton, eds. Teaching and Studying U.S. History in Europe: Past, Present and Future
- Newspaper articles
Articles:
- Steve Baron, “The Study of Culture: Cultural Studies and British Sociology Compared,” Acta Sociologica (Taylor & Francis Ltd). 1985, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p71-85.
- Robert F. Berkhofer, “A New Context for a New American Studies?” American Quarterly 41:4 (Dec 1989) 588-613.
- Charles Bright & Michael Geyer, “Where in the World is America?” in Rethinking American History in a Global Age, Thomas Bender, ed. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002), 63-99.
- Linda Colley, “Britishness and Otherness: An Argument,” Journal of British Studies, vol. 31, no. 4, ‘Britain and Europeanness: Who are the British Anyway?’ (Oct. 1992), pp. 309-329.
- Harry T. Dickinson, “Why Did the American Revolution Not Spread to Ireland? Valahian Journal of Historical Studies 18-19 (2012-2013) 155-180.
- Jahr, Ida. The Two (Three, Four) Faces of American Studies – A Historical Perspective http://sunnyamericas.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/the-two-three-four-faces-of-american-studies-a-historical-perspective/
- Alice Kessler-Harris, “Cultural Locations: Positioning American Studies in the Great Debate,” American Quarterly 44:3 (Sep 1992) 299-312.
- Rob Kroes, “American Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A View from the Receiving End” in Rethinking American History in a Global Age, Thomas Bender, ed. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002), 295-313.
- Seymour Martin Lipset, American Exceptionalism: A Double Edged Sword (New York: W.W. Norton, 1996), 1-10.
- Moses, C. American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography. http://academic.reed.edu/am_studies/resources/AmStudBibF00.pdf
- David W. Noble, extract from Death of a Nation: American Culture and the End of Exceptionalism (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002), xxiii-xlvi, 1-37.
- Jeremy Paxman: What Empire did for Britain, The Daily Telegraph (2 Oct 2011): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8801370/Jeremy-Paxman-what-empire-did-for-Britain.html
- Tally, Robert T. Jr. “Believing in America”: The Politics of American Studies in a Postnational Era. http://www.roberttally.com/uploads/4/9/4/0/4940675/believing_in_america.pdf
- Graeme Turner, British Cultural Studies (Routledge, 2003), Excerpts.
- Maurizio Vaudagna, “American History at Home and Abroad,” Journal of American History, Dec94, Vol. 81 Issue 3, p1157-1168.
- Barbara Welter: "The Cult of True Womanhood, 1820-1860," American Quarterly, 1966. 18, 151-174.
- Gene Wise, “’Paradigm Dramas’ In American Studies: A Cultural and Institutional History of the Movement,” American Quarterly 31:3 (Sept 1979) p293-337.
- Class handouts and exercises
Practical/Reference (On Fronter):
- Kitchen-D?derlein, Deborah. Writing a Successful Thesis. Draft, 2011.
Essential Reference Books/pamphlets:
Kompendia Utsalg:
- Dorothy Burton Sk?rdal, Rules for Writing English: A Practical Handbook for Students and Teachers of English in Norway (Available through Kompendia Utsalg at Akademika)
Buy:
- A good dictionary: (For NORAM students, Webster’s New Collegiate is preferable, but others will suffice if you are unable to get Webster’s – though they are often better for British English, than American. It is often considerably cheaper to buy this on Amazon than to buy Oxford at Akademika, according to other students.)
- Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 5th edition (Bedford/St. Martins, 2006).
Also excellent:
- James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr., Writing Research Papers (available in Akademika in the English section). See especially the chapter on plagiarism.
Writing Assistance:
For help in planning, drafting and revising your texts, see the various sections within the following website: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice (It even gives you a fairly accurate international description of what it takes to get certain grades. Although there is no E in their system, you can estimate from this chart, just how poor the writing is for an E.)
Note that this site also includes information on plagiarism and proper use of references in order to avoid plagiarizing.
See the following for the university policy regarding plagiarism:
http://www.hf.uio.no/studier/admin/eksamen/fusk/
Note that this policy applies to all types of sources – textbooks, lectures, and internet sources. It also applies equally to qualifying assignments and exams. You are responsible for knowing how to quote and cite sources properly. We will address some of the issues involved during class. Should you need additional instruction in this area, I am happy to help during office hours.
Reference format:
In this field, we use the Chicago Style. Turabian is a somewhat simplified form of Chicago style and hence is also acceptable. Other formats are not acceptable for this course. You may choose either footnotes or endnotes. In no case should you mix styles, for example, in text notes with footnotes or endnotes.
In the website above from the University of Toronto, this style is found under their heading: “Traditional Endnotes or Footnotes with Superscript Numbers (Humanities)” http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/documentation