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AMST 1101
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: LSP 1105, SOC 1104
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3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
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Alvarado, S
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- F Klarman Hall KG42
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Alvarado, S
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- F Klarman Hall KG42
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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 Klarman Hall KG70
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Mettler, S
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- T Stimson Hall 206
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Mettler, S
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- T McGraw Hall 365
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- W Stimson Hall 206
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- W Rockefeller Hall 132
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- R McGraw Hall 365
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- R Stimson Hall 206
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- F Stimson Hall 206
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- F McGraw Hall 145
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Leavitt, C
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- M Stimson Hall 206
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- R Lincoln Hall B08
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Mettler, S
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 156
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Mettler, S
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- T Goldwin Smith Hall 162
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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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- MW White Hall B14
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Wissoker, P
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
AMST 1500
Course Description
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 Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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Taiwo, O
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 Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
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Maggor, N
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A University Course.
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- R McGraw Hall 366
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- R Uris Hall 312
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- F Uris Hall G26
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- F Rockefeller Hall 187
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- R McGraw Hall 215
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 156
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- F Rockefeller Hall 110
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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AMST 1575
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From the inception of the film industry, depictions of historical events have captured the attention of screen writers, directors and not the least audiences; often making deep impressions on a particular ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1575
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
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Von Eschen, P
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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 Rockefeller Hall 105
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Nadasdy, P
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- T Plant Science Building 143
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Nadasdy, P
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- R Kennedy Hall 101
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Nadasdy, P
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- W Bradfield Hall 105
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Nadasdy, P
AMST 2090
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The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692. Even though many books have been written about this endlessly fascinating episode in American history, numerous aspects of it remain unexplored. After reading some ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 2090, HIST 2090
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Uris Hall 260
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Norton, M
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
AMST 2106
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This course is an introduction to Latina/o Studies, a discipline that investigates the historical, socio-political and economic conditions and experiences of Latina/os in the United States, including but ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LSP 2100
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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Jaime, K
AMST 2145
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This course examines the history and culture of food in the United States over the last hundred years. Looking closely at contemporary food culture, we will ask questions such as: What are the origins ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2145
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 404
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Johnson, A
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
AMST 2152
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One in ten residents of the United States was born outside the country. These people include international students, temporary workers, refugees, asylees, permanent residents, naturalized U.S. citizens ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 2152, LSP 2152
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Rockefeller Hall 122
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Garcia-Rios, S
AMST 2165
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Prepare to be challenged in this course exploring the historic and contemporary dynamics of the African American family in U.S. society. From the African Diaspora to the Cosby Show, we will focus on the ... view course details
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Stimson Hall 206
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Gosa, T
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 Klarman Hall KG70
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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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 Malott Hall 207
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 260
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 254
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Haskins, A
AMST 2340
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The course will focus on the music of the Beatles and their impact on American and British culture in the 1960s to the present day. Topics include considerations of race, gender, class, sexuality, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MUSIC 2340
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Lincoln Hall B21
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Peraino, J
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- R Lincoln Hall 140
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- F Lincoln Hall B21
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AMST 2350
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This introductory course surveys archaeology's contributions to the study of American Indian cultural diversity and change in North America north of Mexico. Lectures and readings will examine topics ranging ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 2350, ANTHR 2235, ARKEO 2235
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 107
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Jordan, K
AMST 2577
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Since the 1970s, Jewish women have remade American Judaism by putting their bodies front and center. In the face of a largely male rabbinic elite, they have created new models of ritual, communal leadership, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2577, FGSS 2577, JWST 2577, NES 2577, RELST 2577
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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Rock-Singer, C
AMST 2600
Course Description
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 Goldwin Smith Hall 350
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Warrior, C
AMST 2664
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Many Americans envision the colonial period as a relatively quaint and benign time dominated by Pocahontas, the Pilgrims, and provinciality. Pairing the term "colonial" with "America" also tends to render ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2664
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
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Parmenter, J
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- F Statler Hall 453
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Staff
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- F Statler Hall 453
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- F Statler Hall 391
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- F Statler Hall 391
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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 and one discussion. 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 Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- T Kennedy Hall 101
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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 101
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Sipple, J
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- W Warren Hall 113
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Sipple, J
AMST 2726
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The nineteenth century changed everything in the United States: it gave us what we think of as modern American culture. The nation went from rural, agrarian, economically dependent, partially enslaved, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2726
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 132
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Sachs, A
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- R Rockefeller Hall B16
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- R Sibley Hall 318
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- R Rockefeller Hall B16
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AMST 2735
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An historical study of children's literature from the 17th century to the present, principally in Europe and America, which will explore changing literary forms in relation to the social history of childhood. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2730
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Morrill Hall 106
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Brady, M
AMST 2770
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This team-taught course uses literature and popular culture, alongside literary, social, and cultural theory to consider how people from different cultures encounter and experience each other. The course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2770, ENGL 2770, LSP 2770
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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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Diaz, E
Ngugi, M
AMST 2817
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Donald Trump and Barack Obama give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism. America and the world are thus constituted by great diversity. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 2817
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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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Katzenstein, P
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- M Uris Hall 262
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Staff
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- R White Hall 106
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- M White Hall 104
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AMST 2980
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Explores the history of information technology from the 1830s to the present by considering the technical and social history of telecommunications (telegraph and the telephone), radio, television, computers, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ECE 2980, ENGRG 2980, HIST 2920, INFO 2921, STS 2921
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Phillips Hall 203
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Kline, R
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- F Phillips Hall 203
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Kline, R
AMST 3032
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This course will examine the "age of democratic revolutions" in the Americas from the perspective of the Black Atlantic. During this momentous era, when European monarchies were successfully challenged ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3031, HIST 3031, LATA 3031
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
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Washington, M
AMST 3035
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This class takes early literature produced in the geographical location that would become the United States, roughly from 1620 to 1865, as a way to ask about gender, race, and nationalism in the emerging ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3030
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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 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 Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Levine, A
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 160
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Levine, A
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 156
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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 Stimson Hall 206
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Levine, A
AMST 3141
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The United States stands alone among Western, industrialized countries with its persistent, high rates of incarceration, long sentences, and continued use of the death penalty. This "American exceptionalism" ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3141
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
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Margulies, J
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- T Uris Hall 204
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Staff
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- W White Hall 106
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- W White Hall 104
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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- F McGraw Hall 145
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- F McGraw Hall 365
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 158
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
AMST 3200
Course Description
This course uses artifacts, spaces, and texts to examine the emergence of the "modern world" in the 500-plus years since Columbus. This is a distinctive sub-field of archaeology, not least because modern ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 6210, ANTHR 3210, ANTHR 6210, ARKEO 3210, ARKEO 6210
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 110
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Jordan, K
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 G64-Kau Aud
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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 184
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Chutkow, D
AMST 3331
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In this course, we shall look at Russia's perception of America as reflected in the works of its writers for over a hundred-year period. What motivated these writers? Did they go to the United States with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3330, RUSSL 3330
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 181
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Shapiro, G
AMST 3355
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Beyoncé's trajectory from Houston, Texas as a member of the group Destiny's Child to international fame and superstardom and a successful career as a solo singer, actress, clothing designer and entrepreneur ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3350, ENGL 3950, FGSS 3350
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Richardson, R
AMST 3461
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This course explores the rich and diverse history of African American filmmaking. Focusing on films written and/or directed by African Americans, this seminar traces the history of filmmaking from the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3999, PMA 3461, VISST 3461
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
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Sheppard, S
AMST 3463
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This course considers issues, approaches, and complexities in the contemporary television landscape. As television has changed drastically over the past fifteen years, this course provides students with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3463, VISST 3463
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
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Sheppard, S
AMST 3475
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To what extent is New York City part of the Caribbean? This course explores the ways in which writers from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic write New York, whether as tourists, residents, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3470, LATA 3470, LSP 3470, SPAN 3470
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR McGraw Hall 366
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McDaniel, S
AMST 3511
Course Description
In this debate-format exploration of the most polarizing topics in hip hop, we'll examine the intersection of urban culture and American values. Does hip hop glorify violence, or simply reflect the reality ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3511
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Stimson Hall 206
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Gosa, T
AMST 3533
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
Instructors
Bunn, A
AMST 3562
Course Description
The Western nation-state has failed to solve the two most pressing, indeed catastrophic, global problems: poverty and climate change. This failure is due to the inability of national policy to imagine ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 3560, ENGL 3560
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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 494
Instructors
Cheyfitz, E
AMST 3680
Course Description
Testimonio is a type of writing known in Latin America and integral to U.S. Latina and Chicana traditions. The testimonio usually tells a story in a collective mode, or offers an individual's story as ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3680, FGSS 3681, LATA 3681, LSP 3680
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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
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G19
Instructors
Diaz, E
AMST 3747
Course Description
Religious beliefs, practices, and conflicts shape our world and influence global politics. Yet mediatized depictions of religion can be reductive and polarizing. Moreover, these depictions may be different ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3947, FGSS 3747, PMA 3747, RELST 3747
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 124
Instructors
Gainor, J
West, C
AMST 3754
Course Description
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 3755
Course Description
This course looks at the historical and shifting relationships between Asian Americans and (new) media technologies—from Yellow Peril, techno-Orientalist figurations of Asians as machines to the apparent ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AAS 3750, ENGL 3960, VISST 3750
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Wong, D
AMST 3777
Course Description
The anthropological inquiry into one's own culture is never a neutral exercise. This course will explore issues in the cultural construction of the United States as a "pluralistic" society. We will look ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3777, LSP 3777
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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 Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Santiago-Irizarry, V
AMST 3785
Course Description
This course examines the political theory of civil disobedience. Do citizens have obligations to obey unjust laws? What makes disobedience civil rather than criminal? How do acts of protest influence public ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3785, PHIL 2945
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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 Malott Hall 253
Instructors
Livingston, A
AMST 3812
Course Description
Anchoring the east and west coasts, New York and Los Angeles have been celebrated and excoriated in films. On the edge literally and metaphorically, these cities seem to be about competing visions of urban ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARCH 3819, ARCH 5819, PMA 3441, VISST 3812
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 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 106
Instructors
Haenni, S
Woods, M
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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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 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 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 Olin Library 403
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
AMST 4102
Course Description
This course examines the importance of government and political processes for improving urban environments, human health, and resilience in the face of climate change. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 6104, GOVT 4102, GOVT 6102
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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 Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Sanders, M
AMST 4212
Course Description
Black women first began to shape the genre of autobiography during the antebellum era slavery. They were prolific in developing the genre of autobiography throughout the twentieth century, to the point ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4212, ENGL 4912, FGSS 4212
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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
Richardson, R
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Additional Information
In Fall 2017 this course will run as The Rabinor Seminar in American Studies.
AMST 4283
Course Description
This class will examine the history and contemporary role of Latinos as a minority group in the U.S. political system. This course is intended as an overview of the political position of Latinos y Latinas ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4283, LSP 4283
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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
- M McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Garcia-Rios, S
AMST 4331
Course Description
The Velvet Underground remains one of the most acclaimed and influential rock groups to emerge within the culturally turbulent era of the late 1960s. From their association with Andy Warhol beginning in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 6331, FGSS 4333, FGSS 6333, LGBT 4331, LGBT 6332, MUSIC 4331, MUSIC 6331
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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
- M Lincoln Hall 316
Instructors
Peraino, J
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Additional Information
Please contact Professor Judith Peraino (jap28@cornell.edu) for permission to enroll.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
AMST 4627
Course Description
Since the 1960s, American Indians have been producing a significant body of award-wining novels and short stories. In 1969, for example, N. Scott Momaday, from the Kiowa nation, won the Pulitzer Prize ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 4625, ENGL 4625
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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 Morrill Hall 404
Instructors
Cheyfitz, E
AMST 4733
Course Description
How should decent, anti-racist people respond to the new racialized white identities that have emerged recently in Europe and the United States? What alternative conceptions of whiteness are available? ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 6733, ASRC 4733, ENGL 4733, ENGL 6733
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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
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
Instructors
Mohanty, S
AMST 4740
Course Description
The colonial expansion of Christian Europe continues to leave its mark on the world of the twenty-first century. Two of the peoples caught up in that colonial project, in very different ways, are Jews ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4745, ANTHR 7745, JWST 4745, JWST 7745, NES 4745, NES 7745
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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
- M McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Boyarin, J
Uran, C
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 and one discussion. 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 Kennedy Hall 103
Instructors
Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Kennedy Hall 101
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 101
Instructors
Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Warren Hall 113
Instructors
Sipple, J
AMST 6104
Course Description
This course examines the importance of government and political processes for improving urban environments, human health, and resilience in the face of climate change. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4102, GOVT 4102, GOVT 6102
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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 Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Sanders, M
AMST 6210
Course Description
This course uses artifacts, spaces, and texts to examine the emergence of the "modern world" in the 500-plus years since Columbus. This is a distinctive sub-field of archaeology, not least because modern ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3200, ANTHR 3210, ANTHR 6210, ARKEO 3210, ARKEO 6210
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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 Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Jordan, K
AMST 6331
Course Description
The Velvet Underground remains one of the most acclaimed and influential rock groups to emerge within the culturally turbulent era of the late 1960s. From their association with Andy Warhol beginning in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4331, FGSS 4333, FGSS 6333, LGBT 4331, LGBT 6332, MUSIC 4331, MUSIC 6331
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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
- M Lincoln Hall 316
Instructors
Peraino, J
AMST 6596
Course Description
This seminar explores the politics of violence and nonviolence from a theoretical perspective. We will examine classic and contemporary theories of violence and nonviolence with attention to disputes concerning ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6596
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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
Livingston, A
AMST 6650
Course Description
This course explores movement through and across water in both actual and metaphorical terms. Readings include such classics as Beloved, Moby-Dick, and Huckleberry Finn. They also include lesser read accounts ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6650, ENGL 6650, FGSS 6651
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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
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 283
Instructors
Samuels, S
AMST 6733
Course Description
How should decent, anti-racist people respond to the racialized white identities that have emerged recently in Europe and the United States? What alternative conceptions of whiteness are available? Or ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4733, ASRC 4733, ENGL 4733, ENGL 6733
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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
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
Instructors
Mohanty, S