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Live(s) on the Mississippi 2010

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Live(s) on the Mississippi 2010

www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/TransatlanticDialogues/2010/project.html

TAD is supported by a number of individuals and institutions. The collaborators kindly want to express their gratitude to: 

  • Saarland University (Competence Center VISU and Tuition Compensation Fees)
  • DAAD (German Academic Exchange)
  • U.S. Embassy Vienna
  • University of Vienna (the Rectorate)
  • Bradley University (International Programs)

 

General objectives:

  • To enable students to function as mediators between cultures 

 

Theory:

Interdisciplinarity: 

  • Identity, non-essentialism, contextualism
  • Space, place, nation, and region

 

Method:

Students at Bradley University and the University of Vienna share:

  • reading assignments
  • e-learning platforms and exchanges
  • lectures and team-teaching
  • auto-ethnographic writing assignments and classroom presentations