AMERICAN STUDIES 107 - American Dreams. Spring 2009

Institution:

Franklin and Marshall College

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Description:

A first-year seminar that investigates the varied cultural meanings of the American Dream. Examines the classic definition of success as expressed in the writings of Benjamin Franklin, Horatio Alger, Jr., and Booker T. Washington. Explores competing definitions, as well as critiques, of America's cultural mythologies of success. Syllabus has included literary and popular fiction and non-fiction by E. L. Doctorow, Barbara Ehrenreich, Richard Nixon, Norman Vincent Peale and films by Robert Altman and Michael Moore. Same as ENG 107. Frick

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.FANDM.EDU

Phone Number:

(717) 291-3911

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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