Attention is given to the interaction of economic, social, and political factors. 3 credit hours. Provides an opportunity for students to study, individually or as a class, special interest history topics. 1 to 3 credit hours. An interdisciplinary survey of the role of folklore in multicultural development of American civilization.
Special attention is given to the social, psychological, and historical contests of folk tradition.
Course units explore regional and ethnic variations in traditional music, storytelling, the expressive arts, and material culture through lecture, research, films, audio recordings, and field trips. 3 credit hours. Cross-referenced to HUMN 315. An overview of the nation's bloodiest conflict. While the course is from a historical perspective, the content deals less with specific dates, places, and lists of names, and concentrates instead on the supposed causes of the war and the social, political, and economic climate of the times, as well as the war's effects, both then and now.