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    This syllabus outlines a course on cultural studies with a focus on British history and culture from ancient Britain to the 20th century. It is divided into 9 units that will cover: the earliest inhabitants of Britain and the influence of the Celts and Romans; the development of Anglo-Saxon England and the arrival of the Vikings; the establishment of feudalism in medieval England; the Renaissance and Tudor period; the 17th century and the ideals of freedom under Cromwell; colonialism and the British Empire in the 18th century; Victorian society and literature; and modernity in the 20th century. The syllabus provides a suggested bibliography of works to reference for each historical period.

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    This syllabus outlines a course on cultural studies with a focus on British history and culture from ancient Britain to the 20th century. It is divided into 9 units that will cover: the earliest inhabitants of Britain and the influence of the Celts and Romans; the development of Anglo-Saxon England and the arrival of the Vikings; the establishment of feudalism in medieval England; the Renaissance and Tudor period; the 17th century and the ideals of freedom under Cromwell; colonialism and the British Empire in the 18th century; Victorian society and literature; and modernity in the 20th century. The syllabus provides a suggested bibliography of works to reference for each historical period.

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    This syllabus outlines a course on cultural studies with a focus on British history and culture from ancient Britain to the 20th century. It is divided into 9 units that will cover: the earliest inhabitants of Britain and the influence of the Celts and Romans; the development of Anglo-Saxon England and the arrival of the Vikings; the establishment of feudalism in medieval England; the Renaissance and Tudor period; the 17th century and the ideals of freedom under Cromwell; colonialism and the British Empire in the 18th century; Victorian society and literature; and modernity in the 20th century. The syllabus provides a suggested bibliography of works to reference for each historical period.

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    UNIT: Cultural Studies

    1ST YEAR, APPLIED LANGUAGE STUDIES


    Tutor: BOGDAN ALDEA
    SYLLABUS AND SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

    COURSE DESCRIPTION

    1. Introduction: Cultural studies


    Stereotypes
    Britain, geography and history
    The land and its people: four nations
    2. Ancient Britain: The first inhabitants
    The Celts: arrival, features, present legacy
    Roman Britain - importance of the Roman presence
    3. Anglo-Saxon England: The Germanic tribes
    Life in Anglo-Saxon England
    Social developments
    The Vikings
    Feudalism - incipient forms
    4. Medieval England: Feudalism as social, political and economic system
    Life in the Middle Ages
    Medieval culture
    “National” feudalism
    The end of the Middle Ages
    5. The Renaissance: The “New Monarchy”. Tudor England
    The gradual development of a parliamentary system
    Cultural developments
    6. The 17th Century: An ideal of freedom: Cromwell and the Stuarts
    7. The 18th Century: Colonialism and the Empire.
    Social and political developments in Britain
    The cultural life
    8. Victorian England: A society and its literature
    9. The 20th Century: Modernity and postmodernity.
    Features of contemporary culture.

    SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

     Maurois, Andre (n.d.) Istoria Angliei. Bucuresti: Editura Orizonturi.


     Nicolescu, Adrian (1999). Istoria civilizaţiei britanice. Vol. 1. Iaşi: Institutul European.
     Nicolescu, Adrian (2001). Istoria civilizaţiei britanice. Vol. 2. Iaşi: Institutul European
     Poole, A.L. (1993). Domesday Book to Magna Charta 1087-1216, Oxford: OUP.
     Powicke, (Sir) Maurice (1962). The Thirteenth Century 1216-1307, Oxford: OUP.
     McKisack, May (1991). The Fourteenth Century 1307-1399, Oxford: OUP.
     Jacob, E.F. (1993) The Fifteenth Century 1399-1485. Oxford: OUP.
     Mackie, J.D. (1991) The Earlier Tudors 1495-1558. Oxford: OUP.
     Black, J.B. (1994). The Reign of Elisabeth 1558-1603. Oxford: OUP.
     Ashley, Maurice (1952). England in the Seventeenth Century. London: Penguin.
     Tuchman, Barbara (1988). O oglinda indepartata. Urgisitul secol XIV. Bucuresti: Ed
    Politica.
     Delaney, Frank (1983). The Celts. London: Grafton.
     Oakland, John. British Civilization. London: Routlege.

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