SCA-UA 201 - Approaches to American Studies

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Offers a survey of American studies as a dynamic field of scholarship. Using a schedule of keywords, the course engages key themes and concerns, including war's role in social and political development, the meaning of borders, the politics of entertainment, public interest in private affairs, and the interplay of goods and labor in shaping national (and transnational) conditions of fulfillment and dignity. It is intended to serve as a gateway to lines of inquiry and analysis currently animating interdisciplinary study of "America"; as an opportunity to relate current debates to respective historical contexts; and as an occasion to interrogate presumptions of the United States' exceptionality, at a time when its interrelation with broader worlds becomes ever more clear.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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