Under the supervision of a faculty advisor, all majors write an extended essay that utilizes the methods of at least two disciplines. Students register for American Cultural Studies 457 in the fall semester and for American Cultural Studies 458 in the winter semester. Majors writing an honors thesis register for both American Cultural Studies 457 and 458. Short Term Units s50. Registration in this unit is granted by the program committee only after the student has submitted a written proposal for a full-time research project to be completed during the Short Term and has secured the sponsorship of a member of the program faculty to direct the study and evaluate the results.
Students are limited to one individual research unit.
African American Popular Music. Education, Reform, and Politics. The Harlem Renaissance. Myth, Folklore, and Popular Culture. The Emergence of Post-Nationalism.