COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN CULTURE 110 - Introduction to Cultural Studies: Visions of The United States

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Connecticut College

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Introduction to cultural studies through readings of literary and visual texts. Focus on the common theme of visions of the United States as seen from a variety of perspectives. Issues such as identity, metaphor, social class, gender, and urban space are discussed. Short texts, paintings, comic strips, films, and newspaper articles read with an eye toward metaphoric renderings of American culture. Authors and artists include De Tocqueville, Barthes, Nabokov, Toni Morrison, Edward Hopper and Norman Rockwell. This is the same course as American Studies 110. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Staff

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.connecticutcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 447-1911

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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