AMST 806 - Globalizing America

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Trinity College

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Long before the present age of "globalization," the United States was a nation with global political, economic, and cultural aspirations. It has variously claimed for itself, or had thrust upon it, the missions of embracing, decolonizing, colonizing, and transforming the world. This seminar will explore the universalist ideology of the revolutionary founders; of America as an immigrant "nation of nations;" multiculturalism; the international effects of American economic power, military power, pop culture, and mass media; and the dynamics and prospects of the capitalist/digital revolution that is today said to be Americanizing the planet. Texts will include titles by Paine, Tocqueville, Melville, Bourne, Kallen, Wildie, Lind, Hollinger, Greider, and others. 1.00 units, Seminar

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3.00

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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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