APPROACHES TO AMERICAN STUDIES

Catalog description

This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to the history and culture of the United States within a global context. Students use a variety of methodological tools to explore the diversity of American culture, with attention to the roles of race, gender, sexuality and socioeconomic class. Forms of cultural production studies will vary and may include literature, film, music, painting, photography and advertising. Prerequisites: completion of an English sequence (4 credits)