HIS 130 - Nineteenth-Century American Popular Culture

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

Subject:

Description:

An exploration of the forms of popular culture that emerged in the nineteenth-century America in response to the rise of the industrial capitalism and democratic politics. Novel cultural forms developed to express new ideologies about manhood, womanhood, race, frontier, and empire. Course will analyze the birth of a commercialized popular culture that included museum exhibits, street amusements, pornography, burlesque, sports, genre paintings, daguerreotypes, photography, and "selfculture" movement. Will examine the emergence of narratives that captured popular imaginations, including sentimental novels, mysteries, and stories of scandal. Prerequisites of HIS 3 and 4 or the permission of the instructor are required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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