American Studies
Winter 2004
AMST 250 Sports in American Culture 3 credits
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An interdisciplinary examination of the role and structure of sports in American culture and society. Topics include the business of sports, the role of racism and sexism in sports, the structure of high school and college sports, the role of the media in shaping and interpreting sports, as well as a historical overview of the evolution of American athletics. For more information contact bloom@pa.net.
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Grade Method: REG
[0002] 9101 MTuW.......9:00am- 1:10pm (FA 015) BLOOM, 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/P-F/AUD
GFR/GER:Meets A/H. GDR:Meets H.
[0003] 9101 MTuWTh.....2:00pm- 5:10pm (FA 015) HUMMEL, M
AMST 357 Special Topics in Communications, Media, 3 credits
and the Arts Gender and the Sit-Com: TV's
Funny Ladies
Grade Method: REG THIS IS A CROSS-LISTED
COURSE. SEE WMST 390B FOR COURSE
DESCRIPTION.
[0004] 9101 MTuWTh.....1:00pm- 4:10pm (ITE 237) McCULLY, S
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