AMST 352 - American Culture in Global Perspective

Institution:

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Description:

GEP/GFR: AH or C. This course is an interdisciplinary, comparative study of selected aspects of American life. Using materials and approaches from various disciplines, the course will illuminate the meaning and history of particular American social structures, cultural values and ideological themes by placing them in global perspective. Topics vary each semester but have included the history, structure and experience of American and South African race relations; the uses and meanings of "freedom" and"democracy" during the 18thcenturyAmerican Revolution and 20th-century collapse of Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe; the purpose and definitions of family life, civic life and nature in Euro-American and Native-American cultures; and the interdependence of gendered economies in the United States and Mexico. Prerequisites: One lower-level social sciences or humanities course focused on American society or culture, or permission of the instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umbc.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 455-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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