America in Fiction
The projects presented here explain and explore the significance of American culture encountered in ficitonal representations (novels, poems, series, films, etc.) of the USA.
Students have chosen a wide range of fictional texts, or aspect related to those texts, and explored uniquely American aspects of these.
These projects were completed in winter term 2025/26 in the seminar Lang 901 Advanced North American Cultural Studies & Lang 701 Comparative Cultural Studies.
The US and its Music: A Complicated Relationship
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
These projects were completed in winter term 2021/22 in the seminar Lang 901 Advanced North American Cultural Studies at Trier University.
Two Types of Desparate Women: Maid vs. Desperate Housewives
American Presidents in the Olympus Has Fallen Trilogy
Screen Adaptations and Fan Responses: Wheel of Time & Elementary
Censorship and Ratings: Germany and the USA Compared
America Reflected in Dystopian Literature
Barenaked Ladies - "One Week": What Are They Even Singing About? (an example project)