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3.00 Credits
Through structured discussions, selected readings, and written assignments, students develop an understanding of how American studies scholars evaluate various complex issues. The emphasis is on critical analysis, identification of concepts, and interpretation of theoretical arguments in American studies. Prereqs., ETHN 2004 and ETHN 2014. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Formerly AMST 3950. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: critical thinking.
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Lecture course on Mexican American culture. Includes guest presentations by experts in such fields as geography, anthropology, history, art and art history, comparative literature, political science, and sociology. Formerly CHST 4000.
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Study of Mexican history continues with the establishment of independence in 1821. Examines the upheavals of the Mexican Revolution and culminates with recent events in Mexico. Same as HIST 4128. Formerly CHST 4128.
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Analyzes the social, cultural, and economic factors that affect political behavior of Mexican Americans. Pays special attention to Mexican American cultural heritage and to relationships between Mexican Americans and Anglo Americans. Prereq., ETHN 1016, ETHN 2001, ETHN 2536 or PSCI 1101. Formerly CHST 4133. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: cultural and gender diversity.
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An intensive exploration and examination of the life and thought of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Special emphasis on the stages of his life and their corresponding productions. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Formerly BLST 4235.
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role black people have played in the evolution and shaping of urban America. Employs techniques of urban studies to more effectively assess the many dimensions, subtitles, and insensitivities of life in the city. Recommended prereq., a working knowledge of U.S. and Afro-American history. Restricted to juniors/ seniors. Formerly BLST 4250.
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Gives special attention to ways U.S. institutions (i.e., legal, economic, educational, governmental and social agencies) affect Chicanos. Discusses internal colonialism, institutional racism, assimilation and acculturation, and identity. Prereq., ETHN 1016 or ETHN 2536. Formerly CHST 4303.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the institutions and practices of the media industries. Surveys the histories, structures, and activities of these organizations and the contemporary issues surrounding them. Restricted to junior/senior AMST majors. Same as JOUR 4321. Formerly AMST 4321.
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Addresses the impacts of political, social, and economic developments on ideas about democracy, science, race, gender, faith, the supposed mission of America, and the role of intellectuals in society. Restricted to junior/senior AMST majors. Same as HIST 4346. Formerly AMST 4346.
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3.00 Credits
Investigates the genre of autobiography as practiced in British North America and the U.S. from the 17th century to the present. Autobiography cuts across the usual disciplinary categories and provides insight into cultural values and expression. Prereq., ETHN 2014 or instructor consent. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Formerly AMST 4500. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
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