Reading the Ruhr
Category:
Courses
Educational hub:
Culture: Identities & Diversities
Target audience:
Students
University:
University of Duisburg-Essen
ECTS credits:
5
Mode of delivery:
Blended
Contact name:
Florian Freitag
Contact email:
florian.freitag@uni-due.de
Contact name #2:
Contact email #2:
Language:
English
Study cycle:
Bachelor, Master
Additional info:
Start date:
2026-10-26
End date:
2026-07-30
Application start:
Application deadline:
2026-09-15
SDG:
SDG11. Sustainable cities and communities
Course credit:
Yes
Free course:
Yes
Aurora competence framework:
Only for enrolled students:
No
Open for registration to all Aurora Universities:
Yes
Faculty:
Arts and Humanities
Micro-credential:
Yes
No need to travel all the way across the Atlantic: in this seminar we will use a combination of literary, archival, and field research to explore traces of America, American culture, and American history right here in the city of Essen! In the process, we will hopefully get to see Essen, America, and the relationship(s) between the two in an entirely new light.
This class will allow students to improve their Information Literacy, Analysis, Oral and Written Communication, Teamwork, and Intercultural Knowledge competences.
Reading Paris is one of four 5-ECTS building blocks of the Aurora micro-credential flower.
