Introduction to American Studies. 3 credits. (Same as AMS/ENG 307)

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to the field of American Studies, which seeks to understand the complex reality of "the American experience" in all its variety. Topics include the history of American Studies as a discipline as well as its methodologies, central concepts, and emerging questions. Students will examine a broad topic from multiple disciplinary perspectives, with an emphasis on developing and employing the methodological tools common to contemporary American Studies scholarship. The topic/content areas will be selected by the instructor, based upon his/her area of scholarly expertise. CR: So. stdg.