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.
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Students have chosen a wide range of fictional texts, or aspect related to those texts, and explored uniquely American aspects of these.
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These projects were completed in winter term 2021/22 in the seminar Lang 901 Advanced North American Cultural Studies at Trier University.
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Two Types of Desparate Women: Maid vs. Desperate Housewives
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American Presidents in the Olympus Has Fallen Trilogy
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Screen Adaptations and Fan Responses: Wheel of Time & Elementary
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Censorship and Ratings: Germany and the USA Compared
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America Reflected in Dystopian Literature
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Barenaked Ladies - "One Week": What Are They Even Singing About? (an example project)