American Studies
Winter 2003
AMST 220 Studies in Popular Culture (AH) 3 credits
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The interplay of the popular arts and American society, using American studies interdisciplinary methodologies. Emphasis will be placed on the modern era from the 1890s to the present, with greatest weight placed upon mass and popular culture of the last quarter of this century. For more information contact loviglio@umbc.edu.
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Grade Method: REG
GER: meets A/H. GDR: meets H.
[0002] 9101 MTuWTh.....1:00pm- 4:10pm (FA 018) LOVIGLIO, J
AMST 320 Television in American Culture (AH) 3 credits
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An examination of the economic, social, and artistic implications of television in the United States. Elements considered include television as a corporate structure, with emphasis on rating systems, programming philosophies and strategies, and demographic considerations; particular genres portrayed within daytime and prime-time television; sociological and psychological impact of television on American society; and television as a popular art. For more information contact hummel@wam.umd.edu.
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Grade Method: REG
GER: meets A/H. GDR: meets H.
[0003] 9101 MTuWTh.....9:00am-12:10pm (FA 015) HUMMEL, M
AMST 322 American Society and Culture in Film (AH) 3 credits
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An analytical examination through a selection of important films dealing with a variety of central problems and issues in American society and culture, including social and cultural change, regional and ethnic variations, political ideology, gender differences, labor history, and community continuity. Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing or instructor's permission. Highly recommended: AMST 100 or AMST 200. For more information contact tayloramst@comcast.net.
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Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD
GER: meets A/H. GDR: meets H.
[0004] 9101 MTuWTh.....1:00pm- 4:10pm (ECS 022) TAYLOR, D
AMST 356 Special Topics in Community and Diversity 3 credits
Black Masculinities in American Literature
and Film
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD NOTE: THIS IS A
CROSS-LISTED COURSE. SEE WMST 390E FOR
COURSE DESCRIPTION.
[7506] 9101 MTuWTh.....6:00pm- 9:10pm (SS 108) SCOTT, J
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