AMST 202 - American Experience:Culture and the Arts KCC AA/DH and KCC AS/AH

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Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Qualification for or completion of ENG 00, ENG 0 or ESL 00. AMST 202 examines continuity, diversity, and change in American values and lives in an historical context, as manifested in art and culture. It introduces students to the techniques of interpreting various types of primary materials (such as novels, stories, poems, songs, etc.). Upon successful completion of AMST 202, the student should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the process of continuity and change in diverse American cultural values over time. Identify and evaluate specific examples of American artistic creativity in such fields as literature, film, visual arts, and music. Identify specific American cultural and artistic movements, and their significance. Identify major themes in selected narrative, dramatic and visual works dealing with American experience. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity of American values and experience in an historical context. Explain the relationship between artistic expression and the culture from which it emerges. Identify certain techniques that artists use to contribute to an esthetic effect. Assess and evaluate primary source materials (speeches, literary texts, autobiographical narratives, photographs, songs, etc.) Develop and defend value judgments. Express ideas clearly, orally and in writing.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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