Am St Course Descriptions
Course titles link to sample syllabi from past courses. See the WSU Catalog for the most current list of American studies (Am St) courses, or visit the Schedules of Classes to learn what's being offered and when.
| 216 [S,D] | American Cultures (3) |
Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of American cultures and the field of American studies. |
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| 470 [T] | Literature and Culture of the American West (3) |
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Cultural exploration of American West in written texts; outsider and insider versions of reality and imagination of its diverse peoples. Same as Engl 470. |
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| 471 [T] | Cultural Politics Since World War II (3) |
American popular culture, politics and culture of the 1960s, or topics in recent cultural politics. |
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| 472 [T] | Ecological Issues and American Nature Writing (3) |
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Representation of nature in American fiction and nonfiction; role of culture in shaping environmental problems and solutions. |
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| 473 [T,D] | Arts in American Cultures (3) |
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Exploration of visual culture—from fine arts to advertising—as a political, sociological, psychological, and philosophical influence in 20th-century American cultures. |
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| 474 [T,D] | Social Movements and U.S. Culture (3) |
Prereq junior standing. Cultural impact of selected social movements such as abolition, populism, labor, women's, ethnic power, gay/lesbian and anti-globalization. |
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| 475 [T,D] | Digital Diversity (3) | online version |
Prereq junior standing; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Cultural impact of electronic media, especially the World-Wide Web; issues of race, class, gender, sexuality online. |
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