American Popular Culture, 1865 to the Present

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An interdisciplinary course, involving American literature, philosophy, the fine and performing arts, sports and politics, which examines characteristics and patterns in American popular culture and institutions. Studies will focus on how the creative life of selected Americans and their institutions inform the nature of the evolving cultures in different eras in American history and how they continue to shape the nation and its diverse peoples, values and mores. Thematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion Course Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.