The Significance of Location: Practicing American History in Sweden

This article deals with the teaching of American history in Sweden. It focuses on developments at Uppsala University where a course in American history has been taught since 1996, as a part of our American studies sequence. Placing it within the larger context of doing American studies in Sweden, it traces the development of the course discusses important topics taught and the challenges of finding suitable reading materials for students enrolled in the course.

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American Studies in Scandinavia
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2024-12-12
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https://doi.org/10.22439/asca.v56i2.7375
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Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
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The Significance of Location: Practicing American History in Sweden

Dag Blanck
American Studies in Scandinavia
Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
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The Significance of Location: Practicing American History in Sweden

Dag Blanck
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Abstract

This article deals with the teaching of American history in Sweden. It focuses on developments at Uppsala University where a course in American history has been taught since 1996, as a part of our American studies sequence. Placing it within the larger context of doing American studies in Sweden, it traces the development of the course discusses important topics taught and the challenges of finding suitable reading materials for students enrolled in the course.

American Studies in ScandinaviaVol. 56(2)
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