AMS 319 - P.T.Barnum's Century

Institution:

The University of Alabama

Subject:

AMS-American Studies

Description:

3 hours. Examines 19th-century American popular culture as epitomized by the famous showman P.T. Barnum (1810-91), by using Barnum as a prism to focus on how American culture offered spectacular possibilities for self-advancement and self-delusion.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ua.edu/

Phone Number:

(205) 348-6010

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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