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AMERICAN
STUDIES
PROGRAM
The
American Studies movement is an expression of lively
interest and curiosity in things American. American
Studies attempts to set American culture within
the context of Western civilization and to establish
a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on American
culture and society.
A major in this area would be suitable for prospective
lawyers, government employees, journalists, candidates
for graduate degrees in literature, history or American
Studies, and elementary or secondary teachers.
This is a contract major in which the student and
the student’s advisors set up a program of
interdisciplinary study centering on a problem,
idea, area, institution or period in American culture
and society. The student and his/her advisors will
work out a concentration by the end of the sophomore
year and will follow the guidelines set below for
required courses.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AMERICAN STUDIES MAJOR
Ten courses are required, two of them fixed and
the remaining eight to be worked out with two advisors
by the end of the sophomore year. One American Studies
advisor and one advisor from an academic field chosen
by the student from contributing disciplines such
as: Art, Economics, English, Environmental Science,
History, Music, Politics, Religion, Sociology, Rhetoric
and Media Studies, and Theatre.
AMST
250
(W)
American Cultural Perspectives (1)
Three 200-level (or higher)
courses
in various disciplines consistent with a plan worked
out with advisors by the end of the sophomore year
that engages a problem, idea, area, institution
or period (3)
Five 300-level (or higher) courses
in various disciplines consistent with a plan worked
out with advisors by the end of the sophomore year
that engages a problem, idea, area, institution
or period (5)
AMST
496
(W)
Senior Seminar in American Studies (1)
FACULTY
American
Studies Steering Committee:
Michael
Strelow, Professor of English,
Chair
Ellen Eisenberg, Dwight
and Margaret Lear Professor of American History
Roger Hull, Professor of Art
History
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
AMST
250 (W) American Cultural Perspectives (1)
This
is the beginning course of the American Studies
major but open to non-majors as well. The course
will assess American high, popular and folk cultures,
addressing issues of race, gender and ethnicity.
Discussions of American Studies methodology and
theory will inform these investigations. Writing-centered.
Fall. Strelow
AMST
496 (W) Senior Seminar in American Studies (1)
Provides
a framework for students to develop a research project
or other equivalent activity in consultation with
faculty. The objective of this Senior Experience
will be to consolidate and integrate the student’s
knowledge of the field of American Studies. Writing-centered.
On demand. Staff
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