Lecture 1

Welcome to the American Studies Year 2 blog which is meant to enhance the lectures on American history.
I will use it to post links to websites that will help you make the most of the classes.

For instance you might like to listen to a 6 minute interview with Stanley Weintraub who has written a book on the American Revolution from the point of view of the British.
click here.

NPR also offers a very short summary of Thomas Paine's life and famous pamphlet : Common Sense. Apparently Washington would read it to his soldiers when times were tough. Click here.

You will find all the necessary documents for the lectures (powerpoint presentations and extra handouts when necessary) and for the seminars ( home work : text under study and questions on the text) by visiting the American-studies-Year-2 google group.
Please download and print the file for each week's seminar, don't forget that homework is a mandatory requirement. If having the powerpoint presentation helps you follow the lively pace of the lecture, you should print it out and bring it to the class ( I recommend using the option allowing you to print 6 slides per page).