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AMST 1101
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This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary considerations of American culture. Specific topics may change from year to year and may include questions of national consensus versus native, immigrant ... view course details
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Brady, M
AMST 1104
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This course will examine race and ethnic relations between Whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. The goal of this course is for students to understand how the history of race and ethnicity ... view course details
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3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
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Alvarado, S
AMST 1115
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A policy-centered approach to the study of government in the American experience. Considers the American Founding and how it influenced the structure of government; how national institutions operate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 1111
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Baker Laboratory 200
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Mettler, S
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- T Goldwin Smith Hall 160
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- T Goldwin Smith Hall 160
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- W Stimson Hall 119
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- W McGraw Hall 365
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- R White Hall 110
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- R Stimson Hall 206
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- F Uris Hall 302
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- F Sibley Hall 318
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- M Stimson Hall 206
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- R Morrill Hall 111
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Mettler, S
AMST 1144
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Why do some regions thrive during a recession? What role can local governments play in an economic system that seems to exacerbate the divide between rich and poor? Using cities as a lens, we'll examine ... view course details
FWS Session.
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Lincoln Hall 117
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Wissoker, P
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For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
AMST 1500
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This course offers an introduction to the study of Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean and other diasporas. This course will examine, through a range of disciplines, among them literature, history, politics, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 1500, GOVT 1503
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Africana Ctr B01
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Farred, G
AMST 1540
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This course studies the history of American capitalism. It helps you to answer these questions: What is capitalism? Is the U.S. more capitalist than other countries? How has capitalism shaped the history ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1540, ILRLR 1845
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Uris Hall G01
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Baptist, E
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A University Course.
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall G19
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- R McGraw Hall 365
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- F Statler Hall 391
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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- R Rockefeller Hall 128
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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- F Rockefeller Hall 132
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- R Carl Becker House G32
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- F Carl Becker House G32
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AMST 1595
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Focusing on political and social history, this course surveys African-American history from Emancipation to the present. The class examines the post-Reconstruction "Nadir" of black life; the mass black ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 1595, HIST 1595
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 106
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Rickford, R
AMST 1600
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This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the diverse cultures, histories and contemporary situations of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Students will also be introduced to important ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AIIS 1100, ANTHR 1700
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Caldwell Hall 100
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Jordan, K
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- T Plant Science Building G37
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Jordan, K
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- R Kennedy Hall 103
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Jordan, K
AMST 2006
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Punk Culture--comprised of music, fashion, literature, and visual arts--represents a complex critical stance of resistance and refusal that coalesced at a particular historical moment in the mid-1970s, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COML 2006, ENGL 2906, MUSIC 2006
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Lincoln Hall B20
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McEnaney, T
Peraino, J
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- M Lincoln Hall 124
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- M Lincoln Hall 124
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AMST 2030
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This class surveys early literature produced in the United States, roughly from 1620 to 1865, and asks about religion and nationalism in the emerging republic. We will read some classic authors—such writers ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2030
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 236
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Samuels, S
AMST 2051
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The nineteenth-century United States was a developing nation. Newly independent, Americans struggled to create government institutions, build basic infrastructure, define the country's territorial boundaries, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2051
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Stimson Hall 206
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Maggor, N
AMST 2160
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In this introductory course, participants will study the economic and technological history of the television industry, with a particular emphasis on its manifestations in the United States and the United ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2160, FGSS 2160, PMA 2660, VISST 2160
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
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Salvato, N
AMST 2225
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In recent years, poverty and inequality have become increasingly common topics of public debate, as academics, journalists, and politicians attempt to come to terms with growing income inequality, with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2220, GOVT 2225, ILROB 2220, PAM 2220, PHIL 1950, SOC 2220
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall G01
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Haskins, A
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Haskins, A
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- F Malott Hall 207
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Haskins, A
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- F Malott Hall 207
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Haskins, A
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- F Rockefeller Hall 128
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Haskins, A
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AMST 2310
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This course takes a critical approach to our contemporary understanding of the figure of the zombie and its inextricable link to discourses on race and blackness in the Americas. An introductory grounding ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2310, ENGL 2931
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR A D White House 109
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Wilson, R
AMST 2390
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This seminar explores the history and culture of Iroquois people from ancient times, through their initial contacts with European settlers, to their present-day struggles and achievements under colonial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 2390, HIST 2390
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Caldwell Hall 400
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Parmenter, J
AMST 2600
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The production of North American Indigenous literatures began long before European colonization, and persists in a variety of printed, sung, carved, painted, written, spoken, and digital media. From oral ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 2600, ENGL 2600
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Caldwell Hall 400
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Warrior, C
AMST 2615
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In a 2015 speech, President Barack Obama described the the American criminal justice system as hopefully broken, with prison conditions so abominable that they had no place in the civilized world. In her ... view course details
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
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Wildeman, C
AMST 2620
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This course will introduce both a variety of writings by Asian North American authors and some critical issues concerning the production and reception of Asian American texts. Working primarily with novels, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AAS 2620, ENGL 2620
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 350
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Wong, S
AMST 2640
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An introductory history of Chinese, Japanese, Asian Indians, Filipinos, and Koreans in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1990s. Major themes include racism and resistance, labor ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AAS 2130, HIST 2640
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 202
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Chang, D
AMST 2665
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As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the origins, character, and results of the American ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2665
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
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Parmenter, J
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- F McGraw Hall 365
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- F Uris Hall 204
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- F Uris Hall 302
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AMST 2710
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This course is a blending of the Sociology of Education and Public Policy. Front and center in this course is the question of why consistent differential educational and economic outcomes exists in American ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: AMST 5710, DSOC 2710, DSOC 5710, EDUC 2710, EDUC 5710, SOC 2710, SOC 5710
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Warren Hall 151
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Sipple, J
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- M Warren Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- T Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- W Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
AMST 2760
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From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present moment, movies -- and in particular Hollywood -- have profoundly influenced the ways in which people see, think and talk about the world. Focusing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ENGL 2761, PMA 2560, VISST 2300
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
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Haenni, S
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Film viewing is required for this class. Films will be available for viewing on Blackboard and will also be screened after Monday class meetings from approx. 8:45-10:30.
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- R Lincoln Hall 107
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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- F Lincoln Hall 107
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- F Lincoln Hall 107
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- R White Hall 106
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- R White Hall 106
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AMST 3001
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Same-sex marriage. Reproductive rights. Campaign finance. Universal health care. Separate but equal. Capital punishment. Affirmative action. Disputes over the meaning of the Constitution have been ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3001
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
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Margulies, J
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- T Rockefeller Hall B16
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Margulies, J
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- F Stimson Hall 119
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Margulies, J
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- F Stimson Hall 206
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Margulies, J
AMST 3010
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Who are 'the poor' in the United States? Who are the largest recipients of federal welfare and entitlement spending? Why is there an unprecedented simultaneous increase in wealth and poverty in the United ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3010, VISST 3010
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4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR White Hall 104
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Gaskins, B
AMST 3012
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Poverty is a phenomenon of enduring importance with significant implications for democratic governance. This course explores contemporary poverty in America, with a particular emphasis on its political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3012
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
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Michener, J
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- W Lincoln Hall B08
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- W Morrill Hall 107
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- M Uris Hall G88
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- W Morrill Hall 110
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AMST 3082
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This course focuses on political campaigns, a central feature of American democracy. We will examine how they work and the conditions under which they affect citizens' decisions. The course looks at campaign ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3082
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Mcgraw Hall 165
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Levine, A
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- R Stimson Hall 119
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Levine, A
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- R Stimson Hall 119
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Levine, A
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- F Uris Hall G22
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Levine, A
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- F Uris Hall 369
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Levine, A
AMST 3142
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This class is intended to provoke some hard thinking about the relationship of committed "outsiders" and advocates of change to the experience of crime, punishment, and incarceration and to the men we ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3142
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- M White Hall 110
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Sawyer, P
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Prerequisite: participation as a Teaching Assistant in the CPEP program in Auburn or Cayuga or work in a juvenile or other correctional facility.
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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3142
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- T Morrill Hall 107
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Sawyer, P
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AMST 3161
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This course will explore and seek explanations for the performance of the 20-21st century presidency, focusing on its institutional and political development, recruitment process (nominations and elections), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3161
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Mcgraw Hall 165
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Sanders, M
AMST 3230
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Surveys problems in American economic history from the first settlements to early industrialization. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3310
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Lyons, T
AMST 3281
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This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics and government. It traces the development of constitutional doctrine, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3281, LAW 3281
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Myron Taylor Hall G90
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Chutkow, D
AMST 3330
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Based on indigenous and place-based "ways of knowing," this course (1) presents a theoretical and humanistic framework from which to understand generation of ecological knowledge; (2) examines processes ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 3330, NTRES 3330, NTRES 6330
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Fernow Hall G24
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Kassam, K
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Enrollment limited to: Juniors, seniors, and grad students. Sophomores require permission of instructor (ksk28@cornell.edu).
AMST 3380
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This is a seminar course on urban inequality in the United States. The first half of the semester will be dedicated to understanding the political, historical, and social determinants of inequality in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 3380
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Statler Hall 445
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Bischoff, K
AMST 3451
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An exploration of American thought and culture from 1890 to the present. Topics include: literature and the arts; history of science; philosophy; religious values; environmental politics; race and ethnicity; ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 3451
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
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Sachs, A
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- F McGraw Hall 365
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AMST 3533
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This course will consider the history, theory and craft of feature film screenwriting. We will examine the vital elements of effective motion picture narrative (protagonist, pathos, objective, action), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3533
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
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Bunn, A
AMST 3562
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Native and Western philosophies serve similar functions: they organize societies and construct those taken-for-granted truths we all operate from, but rarely examine. Even as such "truths" create ideas ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 3560, ENGL 3560
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 236
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Warrior, C
AMST 3690
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Poverty is an ongoing issue in the United States, and has intensified since the recession of 2008. As such, poverty has disproportionately affected women and underrepresented racial and ethnic communities. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3690, FGSS 3691
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 158
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Cheyfitz, E
AMST 3744
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"America Becomes Modern" offers an upper-level survey of major themes in American history between 1877 and 1917. The course will have a lecture/discussion format; student participation is highly valued ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 3740
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 103
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Glickman, L
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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AMST 3754
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In this course, we will critically examine the production and performance of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender through literature and contemporary performance genres such as spoken word, slam poetry, ... view course details
AMST 3785
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This course will expose students to the theory and practice of civil disobedience in historical and contemporary perspectives. Do citizens have obligations to obey unjust laws? What makes disobedience ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3785
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR White Hall 104
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Livingston, A
AMST 3820
Course Description
As globalization draws the Americas ever closer together, reshaping our sense of a common and uncommon American culture, what claims might be made for a distinctive, diverse poetry and poetics of the America? ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3800, ENGL 3910, LATA 3800, SPAN 3800
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Klarman Hall KG44
Instructors
Monroe, J
AMST 3854
Course Description
This course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of regional development and globalization. Topics vary each semester. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CRP 3854, GOVT 3494
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Growth and Development
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Washington, DC
Instructors
Fridl, D
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC.
AMST 3860
Course Description
Examines the experience of black Americans from the start of the Great Migration just before World War I. Topics include the effects of migration on work experiences and unionization patterns, the impact ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3860, HIST 3760, ILRLR 3860, LAW 7060
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Ives Hall 108
Instructors
Salvatore, N
AMST 3980
Course Description
Affords opportunities for students to carry out independent research under appropriate supervision. Each student is expected to review pertinent literature, prepare a project outline, conduct the research, ... view course details
AMST 3981
Course Description
This course analyzes several areas of Latino/a popular culture. Considering the historical trajectory of Latinidad in art, music, film and popular media, the course also engages emergent cultural practices. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3980, LSP 3980
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 164
Instructors
Diaz, E
AMST 3990
Course Description
Individualized readings for junior and senior students. Topics, requirements, and credit hours will be determined in consultation between the student and the supervising faculty member. view course details
AMST 4021
Course Description
American conservative thought rests on assumptions that are strikingly different from those made by mainstream American liberals. However, conservative thinkers are themselves committed to principles ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4021
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Stimson Hall G01
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
AMST 4033
Course Description
This seminar examines the issue of food justice in Ithaca and surrounding areas and explores innovative approaches for bringing about social equity and justice in relation to food availability, access ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4330
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Rooks, N
AMST 4305
Course Description
This semester we will examine the construction of a presidential imaginary- how the president, as represented in literature, film, television, advertising- shapes public policy and influences political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4051
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Rubenstein, D
AMST 4402
Course Description
From its inception in the South Bronx in the 1970s, hip hop has been dependent on women's contributions, yet female artists have had to work hard to contest their marginalization and objectification in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4102, ASRC 4402, FGSS 4402, LGBT 4402
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Africana Ctr B01
Instructors
LaBennett, O
AMST 4645
Course Description
An intensive study of Henry David Thoreau's Walden, accompanied by readings in Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience," his deathbed collection The Maine Woods, and his late natural history essays. With the major ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4655
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Olin Library 303
Instructors
Warren, J
AMST 4806
Course Description
This course will consider how Latina/o artists explore new approaches to texts, spaces, performers, and audiences. In addition, students will be asked to focus on the connections that were and are being ... view course details
AMST 4993
Course Description
To graduate with honors, AMST majors must complete a senior thesis under the supervision of an AMST faculty member and defend that thesis orally before a committee. Students interested in the honors program ... view course details
AMST 5710
Course Description
Examines the goals, roles, inputs, and outcomes of schooling in American society, and the policy environment in which schools operate. Analyzes controversies and tensions (e.g., equity, market forces, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: AMST 2710, DSOC 2710, DSOC 5710, EDUC 2710, EDUC 5710, SOC 2710, SOC 5710
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Warren Hall 151
Instructors
Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Warren Hall 101
Instructors
Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Kennedy Hall 103
Instructors
Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Kennedy Hall 103
Instructors
Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Kennedy Hall 103
Instructors
Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Kennedy Hall 103
Instructors
Sipple, J
AMST 6201
Course Description
The United States Congress will be examined: first, as a "closed system" in which institutional arrangements decisively apportion political power; and, second, as the product of electoral and social forces ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6201
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Ives Hall 105
Instructors
Bateman, D
AMST 6440
Course Description
This graduate seminar recognizes the current critical moment in Black girlhood studies as a pivotal point for addressing questions related to coming of age in the African diaspora, Black feminism, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6444, ASRC 6440
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Africana Ctr B07
Instructors
LaBennett, O
AMST 6606
Course Description
This seminar will examine the political consequences of American pragmatism. Through a close study of the major works of William James and John Dewey we will explore pragmatist theories of inquiry, experience, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6606
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 114
Instructors
Livingston, A
AMST 6645
Course Description
In contemporary political contexts "democracy" is often invoked as the very ground of political legitimacy. There is very little agreement, however, on what democracy means or how it is best embodied in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6645
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 114
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)