AMST 1101

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AMST 1101
Introduction to American Studies

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course provides an introduction to interdisciplinary considerations of American culture. Specific topics change from year to year and may include: food and nature, broadly defined; the transformation of gendered public and private spheres; indigenous, immigrant, and racialized cultures and countercultures; industrialization and the struggles over labor; the rise of leisure; the relationship between politics and culture; and the development of consumer culture. These themes will be examined through a variety of media, such as literature, historical writing, menus, music, art, film, architecture, etc. The course will also give attention to the many methods through which scholars have, over time, developed the discipline of American Studies.

When Offered Fall or Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (ALC-AS, CA-AS, SCD-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17384 AMST 1101   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17914 AMST 1101   DIS 201

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17915 AMST 1101   DIS 202

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17916 AMST 1101   DIS 203

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17917 AMST 1101   DIS 204

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person