AMST 100 - Approaches to the Study of American Societyand Culture

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

AMERICAN STUDIES

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the American Studies Core ConcentrationThis course serves as an introduction to the field of AmericanStudies by examining the ways that transnational borders, globalinterconnectedness, and intersections of identity affect people'sexperiences in America. Using a variety of sources, such as popularculture, material culture, and the built environment, and viewingthem through diverse lenses, such as race, class, gender, sexuality,and religion, students begin to learn and apply the skills of retrieval,evaluation, analysis and interpretation of written, visual, and aural evidence in the construction of well-argued narratives

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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