HIS 341 - Bestsellers & the Big Bad City

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

History

Description:

Before there were movies, TV or the internet, books were mass media. In this course, we will read books pamphlets and tracts written for or eagerly embraced by large numbers of readers. By looking at bestsellers, we will seek insights into the American cultures which produced and received these texts by attempting to understand not only why these narratives were so popular, but also what relationship they had to American politics, religion, labor relations, and the family. Our readings will focus on tales of the city-its dangers, its promises, and its power. While we focus on bestsellers of the nineteenth century, we will also consider how the themes and issues addressed by nineteenth-century popular literature play out in the twenty-first century.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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