AMS 203 - Southern Lives

Institution:

The University of Alabama

Subject:

AMS-American Studies

Description:

3 hours. An examination of the lives of individual Southern figures who lived, are living, or live only in the imagination to explore critically the characteristics that constitute "Southern life," the history and popular understandings of the South, and the role of the individual, biography, and narrative in history and contemporary culture. Moving chronologically, students will consider how the attributes of Southern lives change over time, while keeping mindful of the ways in which regional identities and stories are always contested, dialectic, and variable. The class draws upon a variety of texts, including historical and theoretical work, visual arts, music, literature, material culture, and documentary and feature films.

Credits:

3.00

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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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