Foundations of American Cosmopolitanism: A Cultural History. - Einzelansicht

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Ever since the establishment of the United States, its struggles for cultural identity have touched upon issues of cosmopolitanism and world-citizenship. Following the prominent myth of the ‘melting pot’, the American citizen was allegedly forged into ’a new race of men’ about to ‘bring great changes in the world’ (Crevecoeur). As a ‘nation of immigrants’ and major international agent, the U.S. has had much influence on global issues. But neither has the U.S. ever been a place of universal hospitality nor has its cultural reach been truly global. This course will critically approach key-moments in U.S. history and culture from the philosophical perspective of cosmopolitanism and will draw connections to contemporary processes of transnational globalization. We will specifically look at texts by Hector St. John Crevecoeur, Herman Melville, W.E.B. Du Bois, C.L.R. James and will sketch transhistorical lines to such recent processes as virtual migration and digital sovereignty.

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