SHUM 2675

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  • Schedule of Classes - April 13, 2026 10:10AM EDT

SHUM 2675
Cultures of the Cold War

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This class aims to approach the literature and culture of the Cold War as the birth of the present Age of Information, as well as the origin of modern notions of privacy that are now being superseded. We will begin with Hiroshima and the several forms of American anti-communism, and proceed from containment culture to the beginning of the counterculture, and from atomic weapons to the start of the environmental movement. Units of study will include intelligence (espionage), advertising (publicity), civil rights, and the public questioning of gender roles. We will also view a few films and discuss music and painting of the period. Authors include James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Marshall McLuhan, John Okada, Jack Kerouac, Frank O'Hara, Patricia Highsmith, and Rachel Carson. (ENGL-LOA, ENGL-PST)


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS)

Program Requirements (ENGL-LOA, ENGL-PST)

Exploratory Studies (EAAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2022SP, 2021SP, 2014FA, 2012SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2675, ENGL 2675

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8509 SHUM 2675   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person