AMS 3113 - American Studies Seminar:American Assassins:Political Murder in the United States

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

This seminar examines political murder in the United States from the assassination of President Lincoln to the Unabomber killings. We investigate the motivations of American political killers, their justifications of their actions, governmental and corporate responses to them, and the growth of a popular "conspiracy industry." Sources will include historical and interpretive readings, fiction, film and music. ( Fall '07)

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3.00

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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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