- IS: The American Dream

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In this interdisciplinary seminar, students will embark on an in-depth investigation into the origins and evolution of the American Dream. They will sift through what are often thought of as 'particularly American' texts thinking critically about how Americans have defined themselves, and the problems with that definition. They will engage with a body of critical texts from a range of disciplines including history, sociology, economics, psychology, film study and literature through a variety of genre sources including film, fiction, and oral histories in order to examine the mythological nature of the American Dream, its evolution, and its place in American society past and present.