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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as History 122.) From the end of the Civil War to the present, baseball has reflected the evolution of urbanization, immigration, segregation, the rise of labor, entrepreneurial capitalism, crime, corruption, and legal precedents that reached to the Supreme Court. We will examine "The National Pastime" both inside and outside the lines, how it was played, and the place of this children's game in the American psyche. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
Internships (strictly for AMER majors) are available in a wide range of public and private organizations and institutions (e.g., media,museums, social service agencies). Interns are required to work a minimum of twelve hours per week, keep a journal, and email regularly the Director of American Studies or other AMER faculty member mentor. Students may take an internship pass-fail; however, to receive a letter grade the student must write a ten-page paper to be submitted to the Director of American Studies (or AMER faculty member mentor). Prerequisites AMER majors only and permission of instructor. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester First Summer Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Environmental Studies 101.) Survey of the art of the indigenous people of the United States, incorporating atistic processes, cultural significance, history, and cross-cultural exchanges. Areas of study include selections from the Ancient Southwest, the Pueblos, Dine, Ancient Woodlands, Atlantic Coast, the Plains, and the Northwest Coast. Native privacy and sacredness respected. Guest artist. All topics include traditional, tourist, modern and pan-Indian contemporary art. Consideration of the impact of external interpretation by outside collectors, archaeologist, anthropologists, art historians, and museum professionals. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: Native American Culture
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3.00 Credits
Conceptual frameworks and methods used to portray Native American peoples in exhibitions from the late 19th century to the present. Attitudes and assumptions of Western museum professionals that contributed to preservation of a precious material legacy but silenced indigenous representation. Contemporary de-centering and reclamation of native voices in tribal and mainstream museums and in the new National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: Native American Culture
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2.00 Credits
How race, culture, power, and politics shape the history and contemporary issues in Boston's Chinatown. Topics include immigrant experiences and rights, sustainable development, role of "outsider allies," coalition building within a community, creating vision and sustaining commitment to community work. Includes a full year of service within a community organization, where Tufts has had a long history of such commitments. Two semester course. This course meets the following culture options: East Asian Culture and Diasporas - * Diasporic This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Entrepreneurial Leadership 141.) Please see departmental website for specific details. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
1. To define and analyze the major elements of American entrepreneurship using several case studies as well as texts. 2. To develop an understanding of how different financing strategies are used to launch and grow an entrepreneurial enterprise. Among the topics that will be covered are: debt and equity financing; venture capital, deal structuring and valuation techniques; exit strategies through initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions; nonprofit fund raising and financial sustainability strategies. 3. To develop an understanding of how American entrepreneurship is both shaped by and influences American culture and economics. 4. To begin to understand the practice of entrepreneurship by undertaking a team effort to identify an innovative new enterprise and to write a business plan that would attract the interest of potential investors or philanthropic benefactors. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Environmental Studies 14.) Interdisciplinary examination of how visual, metaphorical, and political representations impact perception of the natural environment. Historical, scientific, and multicultural contexts of environmental conflict, ecological degradation, and environmental racism in the Americas are examined through analysis of film, fiction, poetry, and critical essays. (Also offered as lower-level.)
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3.00 Credits
Designed primarily for majors (but open to adequately prepared non-majors), Integrative Seminars have a defined thematic focus and limited enrollment to allow for intensive discussions and collaborative learning. Students may take more than one Integrative Seminar, but a course counted towards the Integrative Seminar requirement for the American Studies major may not also count towards the major's cluster.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the concepts, peoples, historical and contemporary concerns of Asian America. Origins of Asian America, its 150 years of history, and its racial location in the United States. Lives of contemporary Asian Americans: their identities, cultures, communities, and social issues. The course is interdisciplinary in approach and includes perspectives of both monoracial and multiracial Asian Americans whose ancestries lie in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. This course meets the following culture options: East Asian Culture and Diasporas - * Diasporic This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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