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3.00 Credits
Fisher An interdisciplinary exploration of the so-called Gilded Age and the Progressive era in the United States between the Civil War and World War I, emphasizing both the conflicts and achievements of the period. Topics will include Reconstruction and African-American experience in the South; technological development and industrial expansion; the exploitation of the West and resistance by Native Americans and Latinos; feminism, ?New Women,? and divorce; tycoons, workers, and the rich-poor divide; immigration from Europe, Asia, and new Ameri-can overseas possessions; as well as a vibrant period of American art, architecture, literature, music, and material culture, to be studied by means of the rich cultural resources of the Boston area . Students may register for either AMST 240 or ENG 266 and credit will be granted accordingly . Prerequisite: None Distribution: Historical Studies or Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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Imber (Sociology) A critical examination of the concept of status in sociological and social-scientific thinking. Focus on the historical rise of fame and its trans-formation into celebrity in the modern era. The relationship of status and violence. The meaning of sudden changes in good and bad for-tune as attributes of status, including contemporary examples such as lottery winners, disgraced politicians, and media-driven attention to the powerful and pathetic. Fame and celebrity among women and minorities. The psychopathologies of leadership and conformity in politi-cal, religious, and educational institutions. Students may register for either AMST 249 or SOC 249 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One 100-level unit or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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Fisher (American Studies) Topic for 2009-10: Lesbian and Gay Writing from Sappho to Stonewall. This course will explore significant lesbian and gay literature from classical times to the present, including contemporary transformations of society, politics, and consciousness. The course will intro-duce elements of ?queer theory? and gender theory; it will address issues of sexual orientation and sexual identification in works of poetry, autobiography, and fiction. Readings will include such writers as Sappho, Plato, William Shakespeare, Thomas Mann, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, David Leavitt, Leslie Feinberg, Shyam Selvadurai, and Jeanette Winterson . Students may register for either ENG 286 or AMST 286 and credit will be granted accordingly . Prerequisite: None Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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Jeffries This course offers an intensive exploration of ?hip-hop? studies where students learn about the history of hip-hop as a social movement and art form comprised of the following four elements: DJing, MCing, break dancing, and graffiti art. Once a common understanding of hip-hop's genesis and history is established, attention is turned to how hip-hop is studied in the academy. This section of the course features a wide range of interdisciplinary studies of hip-hop music and culture in order to demonstrate the different methodological and theoretical frames used in hip-hop scholarship. In the final section of the course, we focus on hip-hop-related debates and discussions in popular cul-ture, such as black authenticity, non-black consumption of hip-hop, concerns about the new black ?hyperghetto,? prison, and the represen-tation of sexism and gender scripts within hip-hop cult ure. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Preference given to American Studies majors and juniors and seniors. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1
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3.00 Credits
Shetley A journey through the dark side of the American imagination. Where classic Hollywood filmmaking trades in uplift and happy endings, film noir inhabits a pessimistic, morally ambiguous universe. This course will explore the development of this alternative vision of the American experience, from its origins around the time of World War II, through the revival of the genre in the early 1970s, to its ongoing influence in contemporary cinema. We'll pay particular attention to noir 's redefinition of American cinematic style, and to its representations of mascu-linity and femininity. Films that may be studied include Howard Hawks ? The Big Slee p, Billy Wilder 's Double Indemni ty, Robert Altma n's The Long Good bye, Roman Polans ki's China town, and David Ly nch's Mulholland Drive. Students may register for ENG 363, AMST 317, or CAMS 345 and credit will be granted accord ingly. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Distribution: Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video Semester: Fall Unit:
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Prerequisite: Open by permission of the director to juniors and seniors. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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Prerequisite: By permission of director. Students eligible for honors work and considering doing a thesis during their senior year should plan to identify a thesis advisor, specify their project, and aim to begin work before the end of their junior year. See Academic Distinctions. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 360 and permission of department. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Karakasidou A comparative approach to the concept of culture and an analysis of how culture structures the worlds we live in. The course examines human societies from their tribal beginnings to the postindustrial age. We will consider the development of various types of social organiza-tion and their significance based on family and kinship, economics, politics, and religion. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. The course focuses on the processes and consequences of the encroachment of Western societies on indi-genous peoples. We will examine issues raised by colonial enterprises that continue to be crucial to the current situations of indigenous societies vis-à-vis nation-states: political power, economic development, cultural difference, gender relations, health, education and reli-gion. We will study ethnographic cases drawn from different parts of the world and analyze these topics from a historical and comparative perspective. Special attention will be given to indigenous peoples and ongoing struggles in Latin America. Key to this course will be issues of indigenous autonomy, development, and rights within human rights movements, international law, and global politics. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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