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1.00 Credits
No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the thesis adviser and the director are required for enrollment. The registration form is required for each semester of this year-long thesis. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.) 2.00 units, Independent Study
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2.00 Credits
Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the thesis adviser and the director, are required for each semester of this year-long thesis. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.) 2.00 units, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
Film industries produce not only films, but stars. In this seminar we will explore how both individual stars, and the phenomenon of stardom itself, are constructed, and how the meanings and effects of both have altered over time. Readings range from recent film theory to more general cultural and political history, with emphasis on the interaction of the mechanics of stardom and the production of gender models and stereotypes, from Joan Crawford to Susan Sarandon and from John Wayne to Kevin Costner. Film screenings will be scheduled accordingly. English 265, Introduction to Film Studies, or Art History 105, History of World Cinema, recommended but not required. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This seminar, which is required of all American studies graduate students, examines a variety of approaches to the field. Readings may include several "classic" texts of 18th- and 19th-century American culture and several key works of American studies scholarship from the formative period of the field after World War II, as well as more recent contributions to the study of the United States. Topics will include changing ideas about the content, production, and consumption of American culture; patterns of ethnic identification and definition; the construction of categories like "race" and "gender"; and the bearing of class, race, gender, and sexuality on individuals' participation in American society and culture. Undergraduates who wish to enroll in this course must obtain permission of their adviser and the instru 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
In this course, students will examine the ways in which a series of books are in direct and indirect conversation with another. We will do so by reading several "classics" of 19th- and 20th-century American literature side-by-side with both contemporary and modern authors whose own work echoes or rewrites those "classics" in especially startling or suggestive ways. Given these concerns, we will be as interested in issues of continuity as we will be in matters of distinction. Another aim of this course will be to challenge insufficiently dynamic understandings of culture and the artificial barriers that have together served to separate "American literature" from various ethnic American and African American literatures. 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
Long before the present age of "globalization," the United States was a nation with global political, economic, and cultural aspirations. It has variously claimed for itself, or had thrust upon it, the missions of embracing, decolonizing, colonizing, and transforming the world. This seminar will explore the universalist ideology of the revolutionary founders; of America as an immigrant "nation of nations;" multiculturalism; the international effects of American economic power, military power, pop culture, and mass media; and the dynamics and prospects of the capitalist/digital revolution that is today said to be Americanizing the planet. Texts will include titles by Paine, Tocqueville, Melville, Bourne, Kallen, Wildie, Lind, Hollinger, Greider, and others. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
A seminar on the architecture of Connecticut's capital city from the end of the American Revolution to the advent of mid-20th century urban renewal, as an expression of the artistic, economic, social and political forces that have shaped Hartford and New England. Changing architectural styles and building types will be examined in the broader context of Hartford's transformation from a mercantile to an industrial economy. The contributions of important architects who are represented by works in Hartford will be integral to the study. The course includes two Saturday walking tours. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
What role does culture play in determining who wins and loses presidential campaigns Did Harry Truman defeat Thomas E. Dewey in 1948 because Dewey wore a mustache Did Adlai E. Stevenson lose in 1952 and 1956 because he was an egghead Did Richard M. Nixon's television image of a man who needed a shave contribute to his defeat to the well groomed and younger looking John F. Kennedy in 1960 We will examine the changing cultural narrative of post-World War II America delivered to Americans by the print and electronic media. We will examine how that narrative affected voter decision-making in the elections of 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960. We will also attempt to understand what cultural messages persuaded American citizens to vote for or against their own economic and civic interests. References to the current cultural climate and the election of 2008 will constitute an important part of our ongoing discussion. 1.00 units, Seminar
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