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Departments >> Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology >> Department Sozialwissenschaften und Philosophie >> Institute of Political Science >>

  “The Back Channel”: A reading class based on William J. Burn’s memoirs on American Diplomacy [Teilbereich AER]

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Thomas Demmelhuber

Details
Hauptseminar
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 5
Bachelor, Sprache Englisch, Modul Hauptseminar im BA PolWis, BA English and American Studies (Studienrichtung American Studies) für Import-Kombi-Modul „Politics and Culture“
Time and place: single appointment on 15.7.2022 12:00 - 18:00, HS C; single appointment on 22.7.2022 12:00 - 18:00, 05.054; single appointment on 29.7.2022 12:00 - 16:00, 05.054
Preliminary meeting: 28.4.2022, 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr, room 05.054

Prerequisites / Organisational information
1. Sitzung: Donnerstag, den 28. April, 16-18 Uhr Blocksitzungen: 15. Juli 12-18 Uhr; 22. Juli 12-18 Uhr; 29. Juli 12-16 Uhr
Anmeldung über Frau Ulrike Frank (ulrike.frank@fau.de)

Contents
Over the course of more than three decades as an American diplomat, William J. Burns (since 2021 CIA director) played a central role in numerous diplomatic episodes. Based on our reading of the book we will continue with a reflection on the role of memoirs/autobiographies in international politics. We then use the book as a springboard for a conceptual analysis of a changing international architecture and the implications for US foreign policy. We will do this by referring explicitly on the Middle East and North Africa. The seminar starts with a kick-off session in late April to be followed by a reading slot until mid-July when we reconvene for three sessions en bloc.
Please note: The book and the chapters for each session will be available as pdf on StudOn. The eBook is also accessible online in the library.

ECTS information:
Title:
“The Back Channel”: A reading class based on William J. Burn’s memoirs on American Diplomacy

Credits: 5

Prerequisites
Credits 5

Additional information
Expected participants: 15, Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 20

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