Spring 2007 Course Offerings in American Studies

Here is a list of courses that satisfy requirements for the American Studies major and minor being offered in Spring 2007.   In addition, students can also sign up for independent study courses (AMS 377, AMS 477), honors thesis (AMS 480), and internship credits (AMS 340).   There are a variety of opportunities for internships, both locally and nationally.   In order to register for an internship, independent study, or honors thesis, you will need to fill out an Independent Study Permit Form available in the programs office or from the registrar.   Faculty in American Studies would be happy to talk with you about the courses you are considering or possible internships or independent study projects.  

American Studies

MPF 101 Introduction to American Studies (3)

A—TR 3:30-4:45pm--Sheumaker

B—TR 11:00am-12:15pm--Keller

C—MWF 8:00-8:50am--Yockey

D—MWF 9:00-9:50am--Wiedemann

E—MWF 10:00-10:50am--Yockey

F—MWF 11:00-11:50am--Wiedemann

G—MWF 12:00-12:50pm--Kinder

H—MWF 1:00-1:50pm--Wiedemann

I—MWF 2:00-2:50pm--Kinder

J—TR 9:30-10:45am--Keller

This course will introduce students to the study of culture in the United States from an interdisciplinary perspective.   Drawing from a variety of source materials ranging from literary and historical texts to visual images and material objects, and relying on a range of interpretive techniques, students examine aspects of thought, expression, and behavior that have shaped and defined the complex modern society of the US.

105 American Studies Film Series (1) – W 7:00-10:00pm—Staff

This is a credit/no credit sprint course. Films will focus on foreign films that depict the United States.

201 Approaches to American Culture “ Public Culture and Performance ” (3) – TR 11:00am-12:15pm--Armstrong

This course will explore the various manifestations of live performance in the public life of the U.S. Looking at examples like pageants, protests, performance art, community theatre, community-based theatre, and other cultural displays, students will analyze how complex and contradictory identities are expressed and interpreted in cultural rituals and live performance. Important themes and units will include Native American theatre and the use of theatre and performance as a catalyst for civic engagement and dialogue.

222 Italian American Culture (3) – MWF   9-9:50am—Matteo + movie screenings   W 7:30-10:00pm           

                                        A survey and investigations of the history of Italian immigration in America, the development of Italian American communities across the land, and the contributions that Italian Americans have made to American society and culture. Taught in English. No prerequisites.

301-A Practice in American Studies (3) --TR 2:00-3:15pm --Williams

AMS 301 will focus this spring with the museum in the United States. We will take a look at the emergence of the museum in Europe and its transplantation to America in the 19 th century; the varieties of museums, for art, history, “natural history,” and ethnology; its flourishing in America's emergent cities in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries; the historic preservation movement and “living history” museums such as Colonial Williamsburg and Mystic Seaport; historical “theme parks” such as Henry Ford's Greenfield Village and Walt Disney's “Frontierland”; museum architecture; and the transformation of American museums beginning in the post-World War II era. The class will consist of discussions of a variety of readings; PowerPoint presentations on museum architecture; field trips to local museums; guest presentations by Miami scholars; and students' PowerPoint presentations on individual projects involving the history and character of a museum of their choice.

301-B Practice in American Studies (3) –M 3:30-6:10pm—Stevens, Shaffer & Frederickson

           Restricted to Wilks Scholars.

302 U.S. and the World (3) –TR 9:30-10:45am--Godneau

This course is designed to explore issues of American culture, politics and history in a postnational world where, paradoxically, national boundaries are beginning to re-emerge.   The focus is on the position of the U.S. in the intricate network of world cultures, and how American culture itself is influenced, but equally influences the patterns of globalization.    The first part of the course will deal with the issues connected with the globalization of American culture, the parallels that can be drawn between postcolonialism and globalization as possible paradigms for the interdisciplinary study of culture. The following unit will focus on strategies of configuring national identity in an immigration society; here we will contrast the example of Canada (the so-called ( mosaic model) , with the U.S. (the melting-pot model ).   Next we will explore the historical contextualization of democracy and of ‘the American way', and the transition from American democracy being perceived as a political ‘experiment' in the nineteenth century, to being accepted as the ‘norm', and exported worldwide. The postcolonial complexities of the U.S. will be presented in parallel with its neo-colonialism, in the context of a transnational, globalizing world.   The new network of relationships between America and a globalizing ‘world' in the new medium of the internet will be explored in the third unit, while the final unit will focus on popular culture. It will explore how the tension between ethnic stereotypes and national identity is translated in popular culture, and how the U.S. is perceived from abroad.

310U-A Special Topics in American Studies (3) “ A View From Abroad: National Stereotypes in Popular Culture ,”-- TR 12:30-1:45pm--Godneau

This course is designed to explore the representations of the U.S in Europe through the lenses of some of the national myths structuring the American ‘narration of the nation'. National images and national stereotypes belong to the imagery of a society, so that they do not constitute the exclusive field of study of literature. Consequently, in addition to literature, in this course we will explore how popular culture, primarily film, has taken up these national images and circulated them. The first unit will approach the problem of the nation as imagined community, with an invented tradition. It will juxtapose the European version of nationalism to the North American one, while discussing the place that immigration and cultural diversity occupy in the American imaginary.   The second unit will approach the concept Americanness and its relation with the American self-image, the doctrine of American exceptionalism, and that of the cultural melting pot. This unit will explore the tensions between ethnic identity and national identity in the U.S., and discuss national stereotypes in ethnic humor and in film. The course then focuses on three elements of traditional representations of America: America as the Promised Land, the   Wild West, and the Superhero. The interpretation of three elements will be explored both in American and European movies. The final unit analyzes the role of the non-Western Other in the creation of a more unitary Euro-American perception of the self, in the context of a transnational, globalizing world.

MPT 382 Women in American History (3) -- TR 12:30-1:45pm--Frederickson

Survey of the history of women's lives and roles in American society from the colonial period to present. Emphasis on examining women's individual and collective roles in private and public spheres and on exploring how specific economic and political transformations have affected women's lives.

MPC 401 Senior Capstone in American Studies   “True Stories: The Writer's Craft in Narrative Nonfiction” (3)—TR 2-3:15pm--Tobin

You know narrative nonfiction even if you don't know its name. It's the genre that includes Seabiscuit and A Beautiful Mind , Friday Night Lights and Black Hawk Down. Each was a book that became a movie because a writer told a compelling true story —a narrative built out of facts, thoroughly researched and documented. Narrative nonfiction has become a major genre in its own right—a vehicle for journalism, history, cultural commentary and literary insight. We'll start with this deceptively simple question: What is a story and how does it really work? Then: What challenges arise when the writer decides to tell a story that presents itself as true? We'll study at least one milestone work as a guiding example, and we'll compare several techniques for constructing nonfiction narratives. From these you'll devise a plan for developing your own true story on a topic of your choice—a major piece of writing that you'll draft and revise with help from the instructor and fellow students.

AMS 435 Public History Practicum (3)—TR 12:30-1:45pm—Sheumaker

Public history offers the opportunity to practice history and engage in the community in which you live. Students will conduct research projects in community history using the McGuffey Museum collection, the Oxford Museum Association, Smith Library of Regional History, and the Miami University Archives. They will create web exhibits that present their research to the general public through posting on the new McGuffey Web Museum of Local History. Possible topics include stone masons and their work in Oxford, domestic life in the 1830s and 1840s as seen in the McGuffey house, African American religious life in Oxford, the multiethnic community in Oxford, etc. No web writing experience required.

AMS 442 Religion, Society & Culture/New England (4)—MW 3:00-4:50pm—Williams

Historical investigation of the ways in which religion, especially that of Puritan origin, has interacted with other aspects of social and cultural life in New England from colonial beginnings to the present.

Courses from the following cognate departments and programs:   (these courses are especially useful in fulfilling the American Culture Focus for the major and the minor)

Anthropology

ATH 441   Museum Development, Philosophy, and Social Context (3)—TR 7:00-8:15—J.Spielbauer

Survey of the development of museums to their current status and study of philosophical, theoretical, and ethical basis behind modern museum forms and functions in architecture, acquisitions and collections, documentation, research, preservation, and interpretation.

Black World Studies

BWS 151   Introduction to Black World Studies (4)--A-TR 2:00-3:50pm—Hunter;

B-TR 11:00am-12:15pm--Hunter

Introduces the Afrocentric perspective as it has developed in anthropology, history, political science, geography, sociology, religious studies, mass communications, theater, art, etc. Covers theories, research, methodologies, and practice of Africana studies. Students develop historical and contemporary understanding of the African diaspora.

BWS 221   African American History (3)—MWF 9:00-9:50am—Sherman

Survey of African-American history, concentrating upon the black experience in the United States. Black America from African origins to the 20th century.

BWS 337   African American Writing, 1878-1945 (3)--TR 3:30-4:45pm--Taylor

Survey of African American writing from after the Reconstruction era to World War II, with special attention to the emergence and history of the New Negro Renaissance. Among the writers studied are Paul Laurence Dunbar, Charles W. Chesnutt, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Sterling A. Brown, Alain Locke, Margaret Walker, and Richard Wright.

BWS 348   Race and Ethnic Relations (3--TR 2:00-3:15pm--Coates

Description and analysis of emergence and trends of minority relations in the U.S.

BWS 370E   Fem.& Diaspora: US Women of Color --TR 11:00am-12:15pm--Johnson

Concerns issues of language, history, geography, social-psychology, and culture for U.S. women of color (black, Asian-American, Latina, American Indian, and others). Includes works by and about women on gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other differences.

Communication

COM 143   Intro. To Mass Communications (3)--TR 9:30-10:45pm--Vogel

Introduction to major mass communication theories as a context to examining some major issues surrounding mass media in American society.

COM 146   Media Aesthetics (3)--MWF 8-8:50am--German; MWF 1-1:50pm--Silas

This course is an introduction to media aesthetics. Students will develop an awareness of the artistic choices necessary for good television production and will be introduced to design elements and techniques available for use.

COM 205   American Film as Communication (3)--TR 2-3:15pm&T 6-9pm--Scott

Introduction to the study of communication via American motion pictures. Focuses on analysis of technical and narrative elements found in motion pictures. Screening of films provides backdrop for discussing visual impact of motion pictures as significant form of mass communication.

COM 215   Electronic Media History (3)--TR 2-3:15pm--Yockey

Survey of electronic media history. Beginning with early experiments in electromagnetism, students examine development and impact of electronic media in the United States and international settings. Prerequisite: major status or permission of instructor.

COM 281H   Mediated Sexualities: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgendered

Persons and the Electronic Media (3)—M 6:45-8:00pm&TR 12:30-1:45pm—Becker

           No description available.

COM 354   Media and Society (3)--TR 9:30-10:45am--Becker

Survey of the place of electronic media in society. Topics covered include media and culture; media economics, industries, and institutions; politics of media content; media and social representation. Prerequisite: junior standing, major status, or permission of instructor.

COM 437   Advocacy in Contemporary America (3)--TR 3:30-4:45pm--Voth

Analyzes post-World War II public persuasion, including messages from a broad variety of media contexts.

COM 447   Mass Media Criticism (3)--TR 3:30-4:45pm--Silas

Examination of the performance of mass media, especially television, in current social settings. Topics include news and entertainment programming and relationship between media industry and its products. Prerequisite: senior standing, major status, or permission of instructor.

COM 450B   Documentary Film and Video Criticism (3)—MWF 11:00-11:50am--German  

This course investigates the varied forms and functions of documentary film. Topics may include: the historical background of various movements in documentary, stylistic and formal elements of key documentary directors, rhetoric, production technique,   the political implications of documentaries, ethical problems in documentary making, the problems involved in being objective, etc.

Comparative Religion

REL 442   Religion, Society and Culture in New England (4)—MW 3:00-4:50pm—Williams

Historical investigation of the ways in which religion, especially that of Puritan origin, has interacted with other aspects of social and cultural life in New England from colonial beginnings to the present.

Economics

ECO 427   The Great Depression Revisited (3)--MWF 1-1:50pm--Hall

The Great Depression of the 1930s was a traumatic period in our history, still widely discussed and analyzed by economists, and its specter has influenced our leaders and their policies to this day. Vigorous debate continues over the cause(s) of its unprecedented severity, and therefore, what its lessons are. A wide range of competing theories have been proposed, each involving different assumptions based upon opposing ideological foundations, about the way our macroeconomic system functions. In this team-taught course, students read original literature that offers opposing views of the causes. Competing theories are applied in a computer simulation program, which allows students to capture the relationships implied by the institutional framework of the period and the economic literature in order to judge the degree to which opposing views can be supported.

Educational Leadership

EDL 282   Cultural Studies, Power and Education (3)—TR 3:30-4:45pm—Staff

Introduces the basic concepts used in cultural studies by studying the locations and uses of power in the education of the American public.

EDL 334   Youth Subcultures, Popular Culture, and Non-Formal Education (3)--

TR 5:00-6:15pm--Weems

Using contemporary social and educational theory, this course covers recent development in understanding youth cultures including work from England, the United States, and other countries. Focuses on youth subcultures and popular culture in the United States.

English

ENG 141   Life and Thought in American (3)--TR 12:30-1:45pm--Taylor

Introduction to multiplicity of voices in American culture as expressed in literary texts written in and about America: (141) from colonial period through 1865; (MPT 142) 1865 - 1945 (MPT 143) 1945 to present.

ENG 142   Life and Thought in American Literature 1865-1945 (3)—TR 3:30-4:45pm—Hebard; TR 5:00-6:15pm--Piep

See 141 above.

ENG 143   American Literature 1945 to Present   (3)—TR 11:00am-12:15pm—Melley;

TR 2:00-3:15pm--Parks

           See 141 above.

ENG 144 (MPF)   Major American Authors (3)--TR 12:30-1:45pm--Rosenberg

Introduction to American literature and culture through the study of a small group of important writers. Selected authors represent a range of traditions and may include writers as diverse as Bradstreet, Franklin, Dickinson, Douglass, Whitman, Melville, Wharton, Twain, Cather, Baldwin, Faulkner, and Morrison.

ENG 202   Varieties of American English (3)—TR 2-3:15pm—Rahman

This interactive course focuses on varieties of English within the context of diverse cultures in the United States. Primary topics include: linguistic diversity, language change, gender differences in language use, language (use) and social class, attitudes toward language as well as examination of specific varieties of English such as African American English, Appalachian English, Native American English, Vietnamese American English, English spoken by persons of Latin American descent, Hawaiian Pidgin English, Gullah, Louisiana Creole, and others.

ENG 246   Native American Literature (3)—TR 2-3:15pm—Johnson

A survey of published Native American fiction, poetry, memoir and drama from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, ENG 246 introduces the literatures and cultures of indigenous authors from a variety of Native nations.

ENG 232   American Women Writers (3) TR 2-3:15pm—Schoolman

Survey of American Women's writing from Anne Bradstreet to the present.

ENG 248   Asian American Literature (3) TR 5-6:15pm--Young

Survey of Asian American writing (including the novel, poetry, drama, nonfiction, etc.) from the early 20th century to the present. Addresses immigration experiences, growing up in America, and writing as cultural expression. Course uses an interdisciplinary approach to the study of literature, drawing on history, sociology, ethnic studies, and current trends in American literary studies.

ENG 293 (MPT)   Contemporary American Fiction (3)--TR 11am-12:15pm--Parks

Study of new trends and movements in American fiction of the last 10 to 15 years, focusing upon such issues as vision of society, experiments in narrative form and content, mode of humor, treatment of reality, and changing images of the self.

ENG 337   African American Writing, 1878-1945 (3)--TR 3:30-4:45pm--Taylor

Survey of African American writing from after the Reconstruction era to World War II, with special attention to the emergence and history of the New Negro Renaissance. Among the writers studied are Paul Laurence Dunbar, Charles W. Chesnutt, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Sterling A. Brown, Alain Locke, Margaret Walker, and Richard Wright.

ENG 349   Colonial and Early National American Literature (3)—TR 12:30-1:45—Gillespie

Intensive study of issues animating American culture from the period of discovery to the early 19th century, as articulated in selected texts from a variety of literary forms.

ENG 352 American Literature, 1810-1865 (3)--TR 11-12:15pm--Schoolman

Intensive study of issues animating American culture between 1810 and the end of the Civil War, as articulated in selected texts from a variety of literary forms.

Film Studies

FST 205   American Film as Communication (3)—A-TR 2-3:15pm&T 6-9:30pm—Scott; B-TR 11am-12:15pm&T 6-9:30pm--Scott

Introduction to the study of communication via American motion pictures. Focuses on analysis of technical and narrative elements found in motion pictures. Screening of films provides backdrop for discussing visual impact of motion pictures as significant form of mass communication.

Geography

GEO 201   Geography of Urban Diversity (3) MWF 10-10:50—Rubenstein

Location of economic activities and social groups among and within U.S. urban areas. Geographic perspectives on underlying processes and resulting problems resulting from changing distributions.

GEO 455   Race, Urban Change and Conflict in America (3)--F 1-5:30pm--Rubenstein

Since the 1960s, changes at both global and local levels have affected the American city. Traditional study of the city has not focused on race and the effect of such changes on race. Conflicts with racial undertones occur on a daily basis in most American cities. More often these are conflicts over production, distribution, and consumption of public and private goods and are manifest in the housing market, job market, and access to education and social services amongst others. This seminar focuses on race in urban America within the context of conflict and change.

GEO 459 Advanced Urban and Regional Planning (3)—F 1-5:30pm--Rubenstein

Application of planning tools and techniques to significant urban and regional land use problems. Evaluation of major planning tools for redevelopment of central cities and declining regions in the U.S. Innovative techniques for solving American urban spatial problems at local to national levels.

Gerontology

GTY 154   Aging in American Society (3)

A--MWF 9-9:50am--Staff                       C--TR 11am-12:15pm--Wellin

B--MWF 10-10:50am--Staff                       F--M 5-7:40pm--Stanley

Overview of the processes of aging. Emphasis placed on "typical" aspects of aging from three perspectives: the aging individual, social context of aging, and societal responses to an aging population.

GTY 472   Minority Aging (3) TR 2-3:15pm—Brown

Examines aging among U.S. minority and ethnic groups. Topics include theoretical perspectives, demographics, economics, health, social support, public policy and service delivery systems, and the role of culture in adaptation to aging.

History

HST 111   Survey of American History (3)

A--MWF 8-8:50am—McVety

AA—F 10-10:50am&MW 12-12:50pm—Armitage

BA—F 11-11:50am&MW 12:12:50pm—Armitage

CA—W 4-4:50pm&MW 12-12:50pm—Armitage

DA—W 5-5:50pm&MW 12-12:50pm—Armitage

EA—R 3:30-4:20pm&MW 12-12:50pm—Armitage

FA—R 5-5:50pm&MW 12-12:50pm--Armitage

Survey of the interplay of forces that have brought about evolutionary development of American economic, cultural, and political history from 1492 to the present. A functional and synoptic treatment of America's great historical problems.

HST 112   Survey of American History (3)

Please see on-line course list; there are 14 sections of this class available.

See description for HST 111.

HST 221   African American History (3) MWF 9-9:50am—Sherman

Survey of African-American history, concentrating upon the black experience in the United States. Black America from African origins to the 20th century.

HST 222   U.S. Diplomatic History Since 1914 (3)—MWF 10-10:50am--McVety

Survey of U.S. foreign policy from 1914 to the present, with emphasis on issues of neutrality, isolationism, collective security, imperialism, the Cold War, nuclear policy, arms control, and relations with the Third World.

HST 372   Native American History since 1800 (3)--MWF 1-1:50--Cobb

Native Americans in North and Latin America from the early decades of the nineteenth century through the present.

HST Women in American History (3) 12:30-1:45pm—Frederickson

Survey of the history of women's lives and roles in American society from colonial period to present. Emphasis on examining women's individual and collective roles in private and public spheres and on exploring how specific economic and political transformations have affected women's lives.

Interdisciplinary Studies

IDS 153   American and World Cultures (1)

A*—W 7-7:50—Staff*                       AO**—W 4-4:50--Staff

Seminar designed to enable students to enhance knowledge and understanding of the contributions diversity makes in society. Students will learn about and reflect on the intersections of the social identities of gender, age, class, race, sexual orientation, ability, religion, and culture. Course involves attending a series of lectures by eminent scholars, followed by class discussion and critique of the scholarships and presentations of these eminent scholars.

*Intersecting Lives: Globalization is Diversity in the 21st Century.

** Students must attend late afternoon & evening presentations.

IDS 159   Strength Through Cultural Diversity (3)

Please see on-line course list; there are 9 sections of this class available.

Helps students function effectively in an increasingly diverse global society. With culture defined as "the way we do things around here," conflict is viewed as a natural result of interactions among people. Emphasis on applying the concepts of culture to a variety of countries and to subcultures of the U.S. so that students learn how conflict arises and how negotiation skills can be used to manage conflict.

Italian

ITL 222   Italian American Culture (3)--MWF 9-9:50am&W 7:30-10pm--Matteo

A survey and investigations of the history of Italian immigration in America, the development of Italian American communities across the land, and the contributions that Italian Americans have made to American society and culture.   Taught in English.

Latin American Studies

LAS 260   Latin America in the United States —R 7-9:40pm--LaBotz

           No description available.

Music

MUS 135   Understanding Jazz: Its History and Context (3)—A-MWF 3-3:50pm—Kernodle; B-MWF 11-11:50am--Long

Evolution of jazz in the United States from its origins to the present. Emphasis placed on developing aural perceptions of stylistic differences between historical periods and significant performers.

MUS 287   Women and Music (3)—MWF 12-12:50—Kernodle

No description available.

MUS 385   The Roots of Black Music: Blue, Gospel & Soul (3)--MWF 2-2:50pm--Kernodle

Development of these music genres in America. In-depth analysis of stylistic differences and musical and cultural relationships between each.

Physical Education, Health, and Sports Studies

PHS 279 African Americans in Sport (3)--MWF 11-11:50am--Harris

Socio-historical analysis of participation of African Americans in sport and society, and examination of the role sport has played in African Americans' integration into the larger society. Investigates the way the image of African Americans has been constructed and maintained through sporting practices. Sociological theories and concepts used to examine the impact of historical events, such as Reconstruction, black migration, and World Wars, on African American involvement in sport and other institutions.

PHS 378   Sport and Social Status (3)--MWF 9-9:50am--Harris

Focuses on allocation and socialization. Emphasis upon power in social structure as evidenced in class, status, gender, and race relations.

Political Science

POL 142   American Politics and Diversity (4) A-TR 10-11:50am—Marlowe;

B-T 6:30-10:00pm--Marlowe

Foundations and operations of the American political system, with emphasis on "the people" and how they belong to, challenge, and change the system. How the competing values of unity and diversity influence American politics.

POL 343   American Presidency (3)--MWF 10-10:50am--Barilleaux

Evolution of the presidency, its powers and restraints; organizing and using White House staff; executive decision-making; contemporary views of the office.

POL 352   Constitutional Law and Politics (4)—A-W 6:30-10pm—Scott; B-TR 12-1:50pm--Scott

Supreme Court as a legal and political institution; leading judicial decisions with respect to separation of powers and federalism.

POL 353   Constitutional Rights and Liberties (4)--TR 8-9:50am--Jones

Leading cases and related materials on the Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment.

POL 356   Mass Media and Politics (3)--MWF 1-1:50pm--Kelley

POL 357   Politics of Organized Interests (3)--TR 3:30-4:45--Brown

Nature, functions, organizations, and activities of interest groups in the American political system with a comparative analysis of interest groups in other political systems.

POL 373   American Foreign Policy (3)--MWF 8-8:50am--Rothgeb; TR 2-3:15pm--Haney

Theoretical and case studies in the formulation and conduct of American foreign policy; analysis of the role of personality, intelligence gathering, decision making, and diplomacy in the execution of foreign policy.

POL 439   North American Politics: Unity and Diversity (3)—9-11:50am—Vanderbush

Focuses on the political, economic, and sociocultural integration of North America, as well as factors that impede such integration. Themes may include regionalism, NAFTA, immigration, labor organizing, women's movements, race and ethnicity, and environmental policy making. Students are expected to analyze issues from a diversity of perspectives and to participate actively in a collaborative learning environment.

POL 459I   Capstone: Constitutional Politics in the U.S. (4)—TR 12:30-1:45--Jones

Examination of broad themes on the American political system through readings, research, writing, presentations, and discussions. Topics vary, within the broad themes denoted below, according to section. Prerequisite: open to seniors who are majors in the department or who have completed a Thematic Sequence in National Political Institutions, Public Law, or Effective Citizenship.

Psychology

PSY 210   Psychology Across Cultures (3)—MW 5-6:15pm--Chalk

No description available.

Sociology

SOC 152   Social Relations and US Cultures (4)—TR 10-11:50--Bulanda

No description available.

Theater

THE 391   Modern American Theatre (3)--TR 11-12:15pm--Jackson

Major forces that shaped American theatre from Eugene O'Neill and Provincetown Playhouse through avant-garde of the Off-Off Broadway movement. Emphasis placed on leading dramatists, performers, and designers of the period as well as such organizations as Group Theatre, Federal Theatre Project, and Living Theatre.

THE 393/WCP 334   Public Memory and Social Justice:   The Legacy of Freedom Summer (3)—TR 3:30-4:45—McPhail, Armstrong, Brown

Much of our understanding of the past is preserved within institutions that shape and define what we know about our selves and our history.   One such institution, the museum, offers a powerful space for understanding culture, identity, and difference, and presents important opportunities for collaborative and interdisciplinary learning and teaching.   This course explores that space through an integration of theatre and performance, rhetoric and visual representation, and material and museum studies as each of these are revealed in a specific historical moment and event:   the summer of 1964 and the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project.   We begin with a theoretical consideration of museum and cultural studies, then move to an historical exploration of the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, and finally conclude with an integration of theory and history that culminates in the creation of a museum exhibit that celebrates the legacy of Freedom Summer.

Women's Studies

WMS 201   Introduction to Women's Studies (3)--

A--TR 3-3:15pm—Donahue            D--TR 11:00am-12:15pm--McGough

B—M 4-6:40pm--Howard            E--TR 12:30-1:45pm--McGough

C—TR 11-12:15pm--Lloyd

Interdisciplinary introduction to the study of women which focuses on determinants and expressions of women's roles.

WMS 232    American Women Writers (3)—TR 2-3:15pm—Schoolman

No description available.

WMS 370   Selected Topics in Women's Studies , WMS 370.E   Feminism & Diaspora: Women of Color (3)—TR 11-12:15pm--Johnson

Examines specific aspects of women's roles, status, and experiences.