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  • 79 355: World Citizenship

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    What does it mean to say that someone does (or does not) have rights of citizenship? How are ideas of the rights and responsibilities of citizens different in nations across the world? In what ways does the lived practice of being a citizen differ from ideal notion(s)? In this course, we look at the history and development of the idea of citizenship in a cross-cultural perspective, focusing on the global interconnections that influence the forms that citizenship takes. We will examine the roots of political citizenship in Western society, and compare these to other foundational notions of state-subject relationships (such as in the Ancient Near East and Ancient China). We then consider the formation of European nation-states and the emergence of modern citizenships. In the second half of the course, we use examples from across the world to think about how subjects experience citizenship in particular ways, paying special attention to the margins and borders of citizenship (refugees, migrants, internally displaced peoples, cultural minorities, economically disadvantaged communities, etc.). The class is discussion-based, and students will complete short assignments and a final essay. This course is open to all students.
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  • 79 356: American Youth Cultures

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    What has it meant to be a young person in America? This course surveys youth and youth cultures in U.S. history, using cultural, socioeconomic and policy perspectives. We begin with a brief examination of what life was like for young people in the early Republic through the 19th century, before turning to the development of distinct youth cultures in the 20th century, a time when young people developed cultures in common with each other to a degree never before seen in U.S. history. This course will explore changing definitions of the category of ?youth;? the development of a youthful consumer market; the impact of technology and urbanization on the lives of young people; the participation of young people in musical subcultures such as rock and roll, punk and hip-hop; and the intersection between youth cultures and institutions of law, education and business. We will consider the various ways in which young people have attempted to produce and define their own cultures, and to exert control over the meaning and conditions of their lives. This course will also place emphasis on the importance of age, gender, sexuality, race and class in the actual lives of young people as well as in the construction of both popular and scholarly ideas about youth.
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  • 79 357: Special Topics: History of Black American Music

    6.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Come and explore the rich musical heritage of Black America. This course will survey the music of Black America beginning with the African legacy and continuing through the music of the Twentieth Century. Class sessions will involve discussions, listening, viewing of films, and reports by students on topics of individual interest. Discussions will involve, historical, cultural and political perspective, as well as the music and composers themselves. Lecturing will be at a minimum. Innovative testing in quiz show format will be used. No prerequisites required. Open to upper level undergraduate students.
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  • 79 358: Claiming the Pacific: Pacific Islander Struggles for Survival

    6.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    For centuries, European powers invaded, intruded on, and took over islands in the Pacific. Then the islanders began to protest, to rebel, and to claim sovereignty over their own affairs. In the course, we will talk about ?outsiders? who settled the islands and the evolving movements against those outsiders?who treated the islands as either unoccupied or peopled by savages, ripe for exploitation, prime sites for military bases, and ideal locations for high-cost resorts. Our focus will be on the islands the US entered, but we will also consider comparative cases. Readings include anthropological and historical accounts; films will also form a basis for class discussion.
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  • 79 359: Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in Ireland and the 20th Century

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    The 20th Century was a time of enormous conflict and violence in Ireland as Irish Nationalists fought for independence from Great Britain and the unification of the island. From the Easter Rising of 1916, through the War for Independence (1919-1921), the Irish Civil War (1922-23), periodic IRA campaigns in Northern Ireland and the "Troubles" in the 1970's, 80's and 90's, governments in Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland repeatedly had to contend with armed uprisings which they characterized as terrorism. This course will exam these events with particular attention to how IRA terrorism was understood by the various governments and measures they took to combat it. It will also examine how militants understood themselves, their roles and their relationship with the communities they represented. By the end of the semester students will have an understanding of the specifics of Ireland's troubled history, but will also have developed a more sophisticated understanding of terrorism as a general phenomenon. We will ask what terrorism is, what its causes are, address the relationship between violent and non-violent protest and discuss what responsibility governments have for the eruption of violence and why they react to it in particular and often predictably counter-productive ways. This course is open to all students.
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  • 79 360: Historical Evidence and Interpretation

    12.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Historical Evidence and Interpretation acquaints students with how historians practice their craft in interpreting events from the past. The emphasis is on learning to supplement standard secondary accounts of an event with primary sources such as memoirs, government documents, speeches, literary sources, news accounts, music, maps, and images. The goal is for students to develop a familiarity with the skills required to identify a research topic, find and work with many kinds of sources, create a strong thesis statement, design a persuasive paper, and produce a properly formatted and well-written research paper. Please note that coursework is appropriate for a 12 unit course.
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  • 79 363: The Rise of Modern Golf, 1860 to the Present

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Aristocratic pastime or the people's game? This course will examine the historical emergence of golf as both an amateur and professional sport and as a popular leisure activity between 1860 -- when Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland hosted the first (British) Open -- and the present. Discussions will center on a wide variety of historical, sociological, literary, legal, and mass media sources, all designed to illuminate broader themes in social and cultural history. All students are welcome to take the course, whether or not they play the game of golf. However, if you think that St. Andrews is the Vatican's summer home; or that 6-under is Tony Soprano's 2011 business plan; or that a mashie niblick is a side dish at KFC, you may want to reconsider.
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  • 79 377: Food, Culture, and Power: A History of Eating

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    You are what you eat," or so goes the old saying. Is this true? This course considers the relationship between eating, power, culture, and identity in historical and contemporary societies. We will think about consuming food (and drink), but also the production, processing, and distribution of edibles in order to understand the meanings and social relationships associated with turning animals, plants, and other things into "cuisines" and commodities. In order to do this, participants will: read widely and in many disciplines about food; watch some film and video; dialogue with some local chefs, farmers, and retailers; write a research paper on a course-related theme; and eat!
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  • 79 380: Ethnographic Methods

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    In this class, students will become familiar with the history, the use, and the problems attached to ?ethnographic methods.? Drawing on anthropological and historical literature, students learn to assess various methods, including observation, participation, interviewing, conversing, mapping, and documenting in visual media in order to create a ?thick description? or ethnography. In addition to reading and watching films, the main work in the class involves a fieldwork project: each student is expected to develop a project that can be completed in one semester, that involves an application of one or more strategy of inquiry, and that can be written up in a final, interpretive and descriptive paper. There are no exams in the course.
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