AMST 1101

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AMST 1101
Introduction to American Studies

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary considerations of American culture. Specific topics may change from year to year and may include questions of national consensus versus native, immigrant and racial subcultures and countercultures; industrialization and the struggles over labor; the rise of leisure; the transformation of (the frequently gendered) public and private spheres; the relationship between politics and culture; the development and distinctions among consumer culture, mass culture and popular culture. These themes will be examined through a variety of media, such as literature, historical writing, music, art, film, architecture, etc. The course will also give attention to the many methods through which scholars have, over time, developed the discipline of American Studies.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, D-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, SCD-AS)

Last 3 terms offered 2025SP, 2023FA, 2023SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19690 AMST 1101   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    If you are unable to join the class, or the discussion section you wish to join is full please feel free to join the waitlist here: https://forms.gle/VtxRfdgT4DMnByMH6. Emailing the faculty member or staff will not gain you a spot on the waitlist.

  • 19691 AMST 1101   DIS 201

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    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19692 AMST 1101   DIS 202

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    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19693 AMST 1101   DIS 203

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    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19694 AMST 1101   DIS 204

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Shechtman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person