AMS 426 - The West of the Imagination:Art,History and Myth of the American West OD

Institution:

Creighton University

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

This is an interdisciplinary course that compares the West of American history to the West of popular culture. It will examine the history of the frontier and the West and study their impact on American culture. The course begins with the mixing of European, African, Mexican, Asian and Indian cultures in the late 19th century in the trans-Missouri West and culminates with an analysis of the current state of affairs in that geographic area. P: Sr. stdg.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.creighton.edu

Phone Number:

(402) 280-2700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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