"Aspects of American Society: Culture and Politics" is a lecture series designed to acquaint students with a variety of relevant topics covering historical and contemporary aspects of life in the United States. Individual lectures will focus, among other things, on the political system, on the new media, on journalism, and on advertizing. The speakers, all of them American academics, are highly qualified specialists sponsored by the American Fulbright Commission.

Students wishing to sign up for this class must be willing to devote significant time and effort to preparatory reading. To obtain a "Schein" (3 credits) for this class, participants will need to work on written assignments which have to be submitted on a weekly basis. The required reading material will be made available by the beginning of term.