AMST 100 - Introduction to American Studies

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

An invitation to the welcoming and ever-evolving field of American Studies, an inclusive and expansive interdisciplinary area of inquiry that seeks to understand “the multiplicity of the social and cultural lives of people in–and in relation to–the United States, both past and present.”

Either AMST 100 or AMST 102 or AMST 105 will satisfy the 100-level core requirement of the American Studies major. Topics vary with expertise of the faculty teaching the course.

Topic for 2024/25b: People, Culture, Power, and Place. Centering the commitment to social justice and responding to lived experiences by way of curiosity and creativity, energy and engagement within the interdisciplinary field of American Studies, we explore a wide range of materials with a broad toolkit to deepen our understanding of the dynamic relations between people, culture, power, and place. Lisa Collins.

Priority given to first-year students and sophomores.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS