American Studies (AMST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

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AMST 2371
Planet Rap: Where Hip Hop Came From and Where It's Going

Since hip hop first emerged in the South Bronx nearly half a century ago, it has grown into a global movement. Youth around the world not only consume hip hop; they also create their own, adapting hip ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2370, MUSIC 2370

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1108 AMST 2371   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.

AMST 2505
Playing out Difference: History and Identity in Sports Film

The importance of sports to American society and popular culture cannot be denied, and this seminar will study sports films' vital significance in representing the intersection of sports, history, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  1087 AMST 2505   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jan 2 - Jan 17, 2025

    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.

AMST 3141
Prisons

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3141

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1114 AMST 3141   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.

AMST 3214
Dance in America: Cultures, Identities, and Fabrication

This course explores dance across multiple stages—TikTok videos, concert halls, streets—to assess how people create, sustain, and challenge markers of difference (race, gender, sexuality, ability, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: PMA 3214

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1144 AMST 3214   SEM 101

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jan 2 - Jan 17, 2025

    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.