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Undergraduate Record 2013-2014 
    
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Undergraduate Record 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

AMST 2001 - Introduction to American Studies

This course introduces students to American Studies, the interdisciplinary study of US culture. Students will be exposed to the three main categories of American Studies methods—historical analysis, close analysis, and fieldwork—and to a broad variety of cultural forms, including films, photographs, music, sermons, journalism, fiction, speeches, court decisions, government documents, and web-based materials including social media sites.



Credits: 3