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This course will explore both the historical origins and development of the cultural ideal of democracy in the United States. By focusing on the cultural ideal of democracy, it will seek to understand the impact and meaning of democracy in America beyond that of political institutions alone. It will include readings and discussions in history, literature, politics, and cultural anthropology.
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An examination of the social, political, economic and cultural upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s in the historical context. 3 credits.
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A study of the folk traditions of selected American denominations and sects and of the theological implications of secular folklore. Emphasis will be placed on field work as well as on analysis. 3 credits.
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This course incorporates a variety of approaches to working class studies: historical, sociological, cultural, and political. Students will learn about the origins of the modern working class in both 16th century Europe and the slave colonies of the Caribbean. They will also learn about the history and current practice of the labor movement; the different ways workers have organized politically in the past and present; the role of race, gender, national origin, and skill in organizing labor markets and workers' identities; the depiction of workers in the mass media, particularly film. The primary focus of the class will be on the US, but some comparisons to other countries will be made to help highlight what is specifically American about our class system. 3 credits.
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This course incorporates a variety of approaches to working class studies: historical, sociological, cultural, and political. Students will learn about the origins of the modern working class in both 16th century Europe and the slave colonies of the Caribbean. They will also learn about the history and current practice of the labor movement; the different ways workers have organized politically in the past and present; the role of race, gender, national origin, and skill in organizing labor markets and workers' identities; the depiction of workers in the mass media, particularly film. The primary focus of the class will be on the US, but some comparisons to other countries will be made to help highlight what is specifically American about our class system. 3 credits.
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This course will introduce students to the complexities of the African American experience in the past and present. It will survey how the black experience, thought and culture has been shaped and fractured by economics, politics, class, gender, and national origin. The basic disciplinary approach to the subject will be historical, but will include the analysis of black culture, notably writing and music. 3 credits.
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This course is designed to address a broad spectrum of issues related to the psychology of gender. Of central importance is the examination of empirical findings related to gender differences and similarities in biological, behavioral, cognitive, social, and emotional domains. The course will also involve a critical examination of the meaning of gender in the field of psychology and in the broader society. Prerequisites: PSY 111, 112, 120 or 130. 3 credits
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An introduction to non-teaching careers in American Studies. Students examine the basics of archival management, museum curatorship, oral history, corporate history and historical communication and interpretation. 3 credits. {Cross listed as HIS 253.}
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Students will learn about the African societies and cultures that shaped the skills and mores of enslaved Africans, the economic and politics of the Atlantic slave trade, the variety of slaveries in the Americas, the intersections between sharecropping and Jim Crow, between white supremacy and black exclusion from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Students will gain an appreciation for the complexity of African-American thought and culture over the last century, and the often bewildering identities of contemporary black Americans shaped and fractured by political beliefs, class position, gender and national origins. 3 credits.
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This course explores the lives of those individuals living with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer identity (LGBTQ) and the relationship these individuals have with those around them. Exploration of the historical and contemporary implications of living with an LGBTQ identity, how these identities develop, the struggle for civil rights and legal protections, and how various factors such as the AIDS crisis, the media, religion, and others impact LGBTQ persons will also be explored. 3 credits.
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