HIST 443 - Modern American Technology and Culture

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James Madison University

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Description:

3 credits. This seminar examines the sociotechnical history of twentieth century American. It employs several analytical frameworks to examine the complex relationship between social and technological change, casting particular attention on the mass production ethos, the social meanings of everyday household technologies, the nuclear age, the space age, countercultural technology and the high tech age. Prerequisite: HIST 395. Instructor's permission required to waive HIST 395 prerequisite for non-history majors.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jmu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 568-6211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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