AMST 302 - Junior Seminar II:Studies in American Culture

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This course, required for the American Studies major and ordinarily taken in the fall of the Junior year concurrent with American Studies 301, examines a particular cultural institution in its changing social, political and economic contexts. It considers the way race, class, gender and other constructions shaped the institution, as well as the ways those constructions were themselves shaped by each other and by larger social forces. Examples of cultural institutions include minstrelsy, romance fiction, Hollywood, jazz, and the Black press. Students will examine the forces that created the cultural institution under discussion, and how they change it over time. Course open only to American Studies majors. Prerequisite: Course open only to American Studies majors and required for the major. Ordinarily taken in the fall of the junior year concurrent with American Studies 301. Students must have completed American Studies 203 or enroll in 203 with 302. 1.00 units, Seminar

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0.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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