Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

94Business History and economic cycles, American entrepreneurs, the ethics and etiquette of U.S.corporate culture, government/business relationships, gender and business, and business andtechnological change.Assessment: 100% coursework.AMER2019. II/III War on the silver screen: the battle for Vietnam at home (6 credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)The Vietnam War was the first war in the age of the television and the first war that America lost. Theemotions aroused by the loss of American lives and the images of violence and brutality madeHollywood an important actor in the war for hearts and minds. This course will examine the rolemovies played in shaping public opinion.This weekly seminar course will also study and compare short-texts – short stories, poems andreportage pieces with the cinematic representations.Assessment: 100% coursework.AMER2020. II/III 'Smoke signals': Native American literature and American culture (6credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)America was not 'discovered' by European explorers and adventurers. The continent was peopled byhundreds of tribes representing many cultures and many histories. These natives (what to call them –Indians, Native Americans, First Peoples – remains a subject of contention) offered the newcomers analternative way of life; they challenged their Western/European cultural assumptions; but, most of all,they were perceived as a threat to be eliminated as the settlers/colonizers moved ever westward. In thiscourse we will not only examine the Native American literary tradition, but we will also investigate theprocesses by which this tradition has entered into the dominant culture, how it has been transformed bysuch encounters, and how, in turn, it has altered the national identity.Assessment: 100% coursework.AMER2021. II/III On the road again: U.S.A. field trip in American Studies (6 credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes by permission ofinstructor.)Concentrating on Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Williamsburg, and Orlando, this course willexplore the variety and complexity of American culture. Part of this course may include interactionwith students from the College of William and Mary to experience American university life and studyWilliamsburg and Washington D.C. This course is required of American Studies majors but mayinclude other students as well.Assessment: 100% coursework.AMER2022. II/III 'What's on TV?' Television and American culture (6 credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)Television has been a dramatic force in US history and culture. US television shows and programmingstyles have been exported globally or are modified to suit diverse cultural settings yet little criticalanalysis of the power of television is present in Hong Kong. This course offers students a chance toconsider the impact of television inside and outside of the US. Topics to be discussed in the courseinclude: The history of television, strategies for critical TV viewing, war and TV, educational television,youth culture and TV, and TV programming in Hong Kong. Guest lectures will be given from themedia industry.Assessment: 100% coursework.