AMST 310D - P3 Readings in American Culture

Institution:

Saint John Fisher University

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Description:

This course introduces students to primary source materials that American Studies scholars routinely investigate. This course involves a number of topic areas that are frequently examined by scholars of American Studies: the frontier, transcendentalism, race, immigration, gender, the city, popular culture, Native Americans, labor, republicanism, and so on. Each year, the instructor chooses three or four topic areas and engages students in a study of the variety of primary source materials that lead to a better understanding of the topic: novels, photography, census records, art, architecture, magazines, legislation, advertising, movies, and so on. Although theoretical and methodological approaches to such material are introduced, they are de-emphasized in favor of student engagement in the rich array of cultural artifacts at their disposal. Restrictions: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sjfc.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 385-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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