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Previously AMST 114 Introduces the critical study of the motion picture as an expressive medium comparable to literary art. Students review the history and cultural traditions of American film, with focus on the feature-length film as a novelistic form. Students analyze film adaptations of American literary texts. Also includes documentaries and other genres.
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Examines the structure and operation of American mass media, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and film. Students analyze media influence on society and the relationships among media, audience, and government. Same as COMM 150. Either AMST 150 or COMM 150 may be taken for credit, not both.
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5.00 Credits
Examines the structures and systems of American politics using a multidisciplinary approach. Students analyze the development of political culture and its evolution through time. Same as POLSC 160. Either AMST 160 or POLSC 160 may be taken for credit, not both.
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Examines American culture from a social science perspective. Topics include the historical origins of cultural and political values, the effects of economic changes, and the impact of mass culture on American consciousness. Same as ANTH 180. Either AMST 180 or ANTH 180 may be taken for credit, not both.
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Explores the roles that race, gender, and class differences play in American society. Students examine the impact that racism, sexism, and class conflict has on our lives and our social, economic, and political structures.
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Analyzes the industrialization and transformation of the U.S. economy from colonial times to the present. Students examine the rapid changes after the Civil War and the Great Depression, as well as the contributions of immigrants and native groups. Same as ECON 260. Either AMST 260 or ECON 260 may be taken for credit, not both. Recommended
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Prerequisite: 30 prior college credits.
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Surveys the history of American humor. Topics may include the Down East, Old Southwest, and Literary Comedian genres of the 19th century and the Purple Cow and Columnists humorists of the 20th century. Students may also analyze contemporary forms such as cartoons and stand-up comedy.
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Analyzes various forms of contemporary popular culture and its expression in mass media. Specific topics may include western and romance novels, consumerism, advertising, gender images, folklore, film, and music.
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Investigates the American hero as part of the American dream. Students examine the different ideologies for men and women as well as ethnic minorities. Students take an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing changing heroic values in literature, history, film, art, and music.
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5.00 Credits
Explores land (wilderness, frontier, city) and space as major symbols in the American myth. Students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on concepts from the ""promised land"" of Puritan New England to 20th-century space exploration.
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