AMS-210 Growing up American 3 credits Studies the maturation and socialization process in modern America through comparative analysis of autobiographical texts and students' personal experiences. Texts represent the experiences of young Americans of both sexes and of different class, racial, ethnic, religious, and regional backgrounds. Students will read essays, fiction, and poetry by Poe, Melville, Emerson, Whitman, James, and others. Painitings and musical works embodying New World concepts will be examined in connection with the above authors. AMS-214 Special Topics in American Studies 3 credits Studies in specialized areas of American culture.
Topics change each semester and are listed on the course roster.
AMS-225 American Folklore 3 credits An introduction to folk language, custom, and material culture in the United States. Students will collect and examine folklore within their own cultural contexts. AMS-226 The New South in Literature, Music and Film 3 credits An exploration of Southern culture since World War II and how it has influenced American society as a whole. In literature, music, and film, the Sun Belt has been a significant, innovative region. Luther King, Jr. 3 credits A study of Maritn Luther King, Jr.'s philosophical writings and his impact on the civil rights movement.