Students learn how the American idea of government evolved from a revolutionary response to monarchy to a unified nation. The sources will illustrate the effort taken to reach “a more perfect union” through a close read of our founding documents: the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution (USA: iCivics ...

This infographic from the webcomic Randall Munroe, elucidates the history of the Senate and the House of Representatives from the nation's founding through the year 2012 (USA 2015-18).

The essay was written in 1774, and just a few weeks later the first anti-slavery society in America was formed in Philadelphia. Paine (1736-1809) was a founding member (USA 2014).

The twelve units range from concerns with electoral politics in the U.S. (partly prompted by the election year 2008), to constitutional politics and the founding, to the impact of the media (including the internet) on US democracy, to democratic politics as viewed through and influenced by literature, to the enfranchisement of marginalized groups, and specific policy issues ...

ʺThe largest English-speaking theatre in continental Europe is not located in Stockholm or Amsterdam but in Frankfurt, Germany’s most international city! 40plus years after its founding, [Link RheinMain Geburtstagsbeitrag] the English Theatre Frankfurt (ETF) is a major player in the Rhein-Main region’s cultural scene and a popular meeting point for the Frankfurt society. ...

edX ist die MOOC-Plattform des MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) und der Harvard-Universität. Es werden vorwiegend MOOCs von amerikanischen Universitäten gelistet von Berkley bis Wellesley, aber auch die MOOCs der Universtät Tokyo sind recherchierbar.