American Studies (AMST)
AMST 2103
(H,D)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
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 3503
(H)Television and American Society
Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the US. Looks at the narrative and visual practices, genres, industrial regulations, and social effects of TV in relation to US history and society.
AMST 3513
(H)Film and American Society
Examination of the US film in its social, political, economic, and cultural contexts. Topics may include the history of US film production, distribution and consumption; Hollywood film genres; independent cinema; the star system; and/or representations of historical events, political issues, or social groups in US film.
AMST 3550
The Arts and American Society
3 credits, max 6. Interdisciplinary study of major figures, trends, themes, periods, and modes of representation in American thought and cultural expression. Emphasis on the relationship between the arts and social, political, and historical context. Examples include Realism, American Modernism, Regionalism, American Postmodernism, the City and the Country, the Other, Nationalism, Time, and Space. Topics vary by semester.
AMST 3653
(H,D)The Body in American Culture
The body and its impact on American culture examined through a survey of diverse cultural productions and social practices. Examine the intersections of ideas of embodiment with discourse of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and nationalism.
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 4593
(H)America in International Perspective
Prerequisite(s): HIST 1103 or lower-division survey course in U.S. History, any period. A transnational interpretation of American history from the colonial era to the present day. Uses a variety of interdisciplinary sources to place the history of the United States within a comparative, global framework. (Same course as HIST 4593)
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 Colonial Period, The 1890’s, The Jazz Age, The Great Depression, The WWII Homefront, The Civil Rights Movement, Cold War America, The Sixties, The 1970’s, and Post Modern America. Topics vary be 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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