AMS 1000 - The American Dream

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

This course introduces the methods, materials, and theoretical approaches used in the interdisciplinary study of American society and culture. Through close reading of selected texts (novels, films, essays), the class will analyze the ideals and myths about America. Writers studied include John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Adams, Margaret Fuller, Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The films of directors such as John Ford, Frank Capra, and Francis Ford Coppola will be examined. ( Fall '07)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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