AMST 2103
(H)Introduction to American Studies
Interdisciplinary study of American civilization through case studies of four different time periods in order to understand the multiple roles of culture in American life.

AMST 3223
(H)Theory and Method of American Studies
Introduction to assumptions, methods, and theory of cultural analysis in American studies scholarship.

AMST 3253
(H)Globalization and American Culture, the World Looks at America
Transmission, reception, and influence of American culture in one or more of the following: Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East. The cultural history of globalization and American culture.

AMST 3313
(H)Science, Technology and American Cultures
American science and technology as systems of cultural representation, as communities of cultural practices, as mutually determined by other forms of cultural representation such as religion, social thought, art, architecture, literature, and music.

AMST 3333
(S)Crime, Law and American Culture
Study of crime, law and the legal system from a cultural perspective. Examine how race, gender, and social class play different roles in issues related to crime, law and the legal system.

AMST 3423
(H)American Popular Culture
Emergence and development of American Popular culture forms, rituals, and consumerism. Parades and festival; circuses; minstrelsy; motion pictures; popular music; sports; comic books; the Internet and cyberspace. Specific attention to issues of race, class and gender.

AMST 3430
Topics in Television Studies
3 credits, max 6. Examination of the study of television in the US, including narrative and visual practices, genres, political economy, and social effects, and comparison with television in other national settings and other forms of media. No credit for students with credit in ENGL 3430. (Same course as ENGL 3430)

AMST 3443
(H)Studies in Film Genre
Lab 2. A comparative study of types of films both inside the Hollywood system and in other national cinemas. Genres may include the western, film noir and the musical, as well as genres from such countries as France, Germany and Japan. Focused knowledge of selected genres, a sense of the economic imperatives that necessitate generic "contracts" between film producers and viewers, and knowledge of the history of specific genres.
(Same course as ENGL 3443)

AMST 3813
(H)Readings in the American Experience
Life in the New World from the colonial to the postmodern era using a multiplicity of interdisciplinary texts that demonstrate the emergence and ongoing evolution of distinctive American identities. (Same course as ENGL 3813)

AMST 3950
Special Topics in American Studies
3 credits, max 12. Particular topics (popular culture, regionalism, myth, subcultures, race, ethnicity) to illustrate the use of interdisciplinary methods in American studies.

AMST 4633
(H)The Frontier and American Visual Culture
The frontier and its impact on American culture examined through a survey of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television, and other forms of popular imagery. The frontier as a zone of cultural interaction that is seldom tied to a single culture. (Same course as ART 4633)

AMST 4910
American Period Seminar
3 credits, max 12. In-depth study of a particular period or era in American historical experience. Examples include The Ragtime Era, The Jazz Age, The Great Depression, The Season of 1954-1955, The Sixties, Contemporary America, The Romantic Revolutionaries (1905-1914), The Postwar Era, American Avant Garde, The South and 30’s Expression, The Civil Rights Movement, The American Twenties, The Fifties, America Between the Wars, The Colonial Period, The Aspirin Age, and Post Modern America. Topics vary by semester.

AMST 4973
Senior Seminar in American Studies
Writing of senior thesis based on original research and its analysis and evaluation or completion of independent project based on practical community experience.

AMST 4990
Internship
1-3 credits, max 6. An internship opportunity which combines independent study and practical fieldwork experience focusing on a particular problem or topic related to America culture and experience. (Examples: Internship in Archival Fieldwork, Material Culture Fieldwork, Museum Management, Sound Recordings and Native American Heritage Site).

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